Born:
November 22, 1890
Died:
November 9, 1970
Age:
79
Signature:
Charles de Gaulle signature
Summary

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (/də ˈɡoʊl, -ˈɡɔːl/; French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl də ɡol] (listen); 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to reestablish democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of retirement when appointed President of the Council of Ministers by President René Coty. He was asked to rewrite the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position he was reelected to in 1965 and held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the early part of the Cold War era; his memory continues to influence French politics.

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De Gaulle in 1961 at the Köln/Bonn airport
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De Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer in 1961
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Grave of Charles de Gaulle at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
Grave of Charles de Gaulle at Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
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General de Gaulle delivering a speech in liberated Cherbourg from the Hôtel de ville (town hall)
The plaque commemorating the headquarters of General de Gaulle at 4 Carlton Gardens in London during World War II.
The plaque commemorating the headquarters of General de Gaulle at 4 Carlton Gardens in London during World War II.
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Governor-General Félix Éboué welcomes de Gaulle to Chad
Rival French leaders Henri Giraud (left) and Charles de Gaulle sit down after shaking hands in presence of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill (Casablanca Conference, 14 January 1943) – a public display of unity, but the handshake was only for show.[39]
Rival French leaders Henri Giraud (left) and Charles de Gaulle sit down after shaking hands in presence of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill (Casablanca Conference, 14 January 1943) – a public display of unity, but the handshake was only for show.[39]
De Gaulle's house in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
De Gaulle's house in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises
De Gaulle's birth house in Lille, now a national museum
De Gaulle's birth house in Lille, now a national museum
De Gaulle and Lyndon B. Johnson meeting at Konrad Adenauer's funeral in 1967, with President of West Germany Heinrich Lübke (center)
De Gaulle and Lyndon B. Johnson meeting at Konrad Adenauer's funeral in 1967, with President of West Germany Heinrich Lübke (center)
U.S. president Richard Nixon visiting president Charles de Gaulle one month before de Gaulle's retirement
U.S. president Richard Nixon visiting president Charles de Gaulle one month before de Gaulle's retirement
The statement of Charles de Gaulle in reference to World War II
The statement of Charles de Gaulle in reference to World War II
  
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