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Charles de Gaulle
Born 1890-11-22Lille, 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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Movies & roles
One Hero, The PeopleSelf (archive footage)Sacrée SécuSelf (voice archive)Jean Moulin, cet illustre méconnuSelf (archive footage)Cent joursSelfLe cinéma français et l'épurationgénéralDe Charles de Gaulle à Emmanuel Macron, les gardiens de l'empireSelf (archive footage)Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the WorldSelf - Politician (archive footage)Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy ControlSelf (archive footages)Jacques Tati, tombé de la luneRoleThe Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's PassionSelf (archive footage)François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love StorySelf (archive footage)Mitterrand et la téléSelf (archive footage)Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist PartySelf (archive footage)De Gaulle, le monarque et le ParlementSelf (archive footage)De Gaulle, l'homme à abattreSelf (archive footage)A Night at the OperaSelf (archive footage)Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploiSelf (archive footage)Des Français libres, sauver l'honneurRoleAndré Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerSelf - Politician (archive footage)Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément... Les Présidents et les FrançaisSelf (archive footage)The Phoney WarSelf - Army Colonel (archive footage)Kourou et l'épopée spatiale françaiseSelf (archive footage)Brexit: The Uncivil WarSelf (archive footage)1958: Those Who Said NoSelf (archive footage)