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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle[ a][ b] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. In 1958, amid the Algerian War, he ...
Charles de Gaulle's tenure as the 18th president of France officially began on 8 January 1959. In 1958, during the Algerian War, he came out of retirement and was appointed President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) by President René Coty.He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum.He was elected president later that year, a ...
Charles de Gaulle and Charles Mast saluting to the French national anthem in Tunis, Tunisia (1943). At the outbreak of World War II, Charles de Gaulle was put in charge of the French Fifth Army's tanks (five scattered battalions, largely equipped with R35 light tanks) in Alsace, and on 12 September 1939, he attacked at Bitche, simultaneously with the Saar Offensive.
Jul 23, 2024 · Charles de Gaulle, French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France’s Fifth Republic. He was the leader of the Free French resistance during World War II and served as president of France from 1958 until 1969. Learn more about de Gaulle’s life and accomplishments in this article.
Apr 2, 2014 · De Gaulle married Yvonne Vendroux in 1921 and together, they had three children: Philippe (born in 1921, and who later became a French admiral and senator), Élisabeth (1924-2013) and Anne (1928 ...
Aug 13, 2018 · De Gaulle was a grandiose reactionary, but he upheld French republicanism, and stiffened the spine of liberal democracy. Photograph from akg-images
De Gaulle rejected a tripartite treaty but still would not sell out the Polish government in exile. Both de Gaulle and Stalin knew that the coming Red Army occupation of Poland would settle the issue but, as so often was the case with de Gaulle, honor came first. The talks were still deadlocked on the last night of de Gaulle’s visit.
Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille on 22 November 1890 and grew up in Paris, where his father was a teacher. De Gaulle chose a military career and served with distinction in World War One.
Charles de Gaulle met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill. De Gaulle tried in vain to push the French Government to continue the war, despite the withdrawal of the English Army, which left French territory, re-embarking at Dunkirk. 16 June 1940 Upon his return from England, he learned of the request for an armistice.
Charles de Gaulle, (born Nov. 22, 1890, Lille, France—died Nov. 9, 1970, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises), French soldier, statesman, and architect of France’s Fifth Republic. He joined the army in 1913 and fought with distinction in World War I.
