Group of Seven: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	G7 • G8 • Group of 8
Date	1994 - present

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First meeting of the G7

G8 leaders including Jose Manuel Barroso, Shinzo Abe, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, David Cameron, Barack Obama, Francois Hollande, Stephen Harper, and others stand side by side outdoors at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland.

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