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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.
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) — also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG — is the main international airport serving Paris, the capital of France.Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Paris and is named after World War II statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), whose initials (CDG) are used as its IATA airport code.
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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.
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 · 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.
Nov 30, 2020 · What do we know about Charles de Gaulle? 1. He spent most of the First World War as a prisoner of war. Having already been wounded twice, de Gaulle was injured whilst fighting at Verdun, he was captured by the German Army on 2 March 1916. For the next 32 months he was shifted between German prisoner of war camps.
Charles de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who acted as leader of the Free French during the Second World War. One of the most influential French politicians of the Twentieth Century, he helped found the Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.
Aug 31, 2006 · In late afternoon on August 25, 1944, General Charles de Gaulle arrived in Paris to the cheers of thousands. Only one thing marred his triumphant return. The surrender document, which was to be signed by the defeated German general and LeClerc, had been altered to include the signatures of the French resistance leaders as well as one notable ...
2 days ago · On Aug. 26, 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation.
1 day ago · Paris in the summer of 1944 was the site of intense fighting and high drama. So on Aug. 26, 1944, when French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation, the party was on.
