Charles de Gaulle

    Charles de Gaulle

    November 22, 1890 (134 years old) in Lille, France

    Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of retirement when 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 of France later that year, a position to which he was reelected in 1965 and held until his resignation in 1969.

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    In the Mood for LoveIn the Mood for Love
    The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War
    Apocalypse: The Second World WarApocalypse: The Second World War
    Le Siècle des icônesLe Siècle des icônes
    At War for AlgeriaAt War for Algeria

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