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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (/ d ə ˈ ɡ oʊ l, d ə ˈ ɡ ɔː l / də GOHL, də GAWL, French: [ʃaʁl(ə) də ɡol] ⓘ; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army 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 ...
May 31, 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 · Charles de Gaulle rose from French soldier in World War I to exiled leader and, eventually, president of the Fifth Republic. He served as president from 1959 to 1969.
Charles de Gaulle (/ ʃ a ʁ l d ə ɡ o l / [n 2] Écouter), communément appelé le général de Gaulle ou parfois simplement le Général, né le 22 novembre 1890 à Lille et mort le 9 novembre 1970 à Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (Haute-Marne), est un militaire, résistant, homme d'État et écrivain français.
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.
Charles de Gaulle © De Gaulle was a French general and statesman, leader of the Free French during World War Two and the architect of the Fifth Republic. His political ideology, 'Gaullism',...
Aug 13, 2018 · Adam Gopnik on how the French general and President Charles de Gaulle’s life shows that right-wing politics needn’t bend toward absolutism.
De Gaulle was one of the first Western Heads of State to recognize and resume diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China. He explained the reasons for this in a press conference on 31 January.
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May 23, 2018 · De Gaulle, Charles André Joseph Marie (1890–1970) French general and statesman, first president (1959–69) of the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle's experience of World War I (captured 1916), convinced him of the need to modernize the French army.
A French general and politician (1890-1970), Charles de Gaulle was the first person to advocate the need for France to have armoured military vehicles. A leader of the French resistance during World War II, he was the founding father of the Fifth Republic, which was particularly noteworthy due to the election of the president under universal ...
