Charles de Gaulle
 :For the Paris airport, see Charles de Gaulle International Airport. For the aircraft carrier, see FS Charles de Gaulle. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ General Charles Andr? Joseph Marie de Gaulle () (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as g?n?ral de Gaulle or Le G?n?ral, was a French military leader and statesman. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Prior to World War II, he was mostly known as a tactician of tank battles and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored and aviation forces. He was the leader of Free France in World War II and head of the provisional government in 1944–1946. Called to form a government in 1958, he inspired a new constitution1 and was the Fifth Republic's first president from 1958 to 1969. His political ideology is known as Gaullism, which left a major influence in subsequent French politics. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Charles de Gaulle International Airport: Charles de Gaulle International Airport (French: A?roport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europe's principal aviation centres, as well as France's main international airport. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890-19... General: General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. In most nations General is the highest rank, although some countries have even higher ranks such as Field Marshal and General of the Army.... 1890: 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).... Charles de Gaulle related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~~ Related Subjects ~France (2) - Gaullism (1) - French (1) - Paris (1) - Political ideology (1) - Fifth Republic (1) - President (1) - 1969 (1) - Roissy (1) - Military rank (1) - Field Marshal (1) - Charles de Gaulle (1) - General of the Army (1) - Europe (1) - Airport (1) -~ Community ~
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