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{{Infobox politician|name=Charles de Gaulle|image_size=200|birth_date=22 November 1890|birth_place=Lille, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|France]]|death_date=9 November 1970|death_place=Colomby les Deux Églises, [[France]]|nationality=French|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neocolonialism]]<br>[[Gaullism]]|political_party=[[Union of Democrats for the Republic]]|image=Charles de Gaulle.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Charles de Gaulle|image_size=200|birth_date=22 November 1890|birth_place=Lille, [[French Republic (1870–1940)|France]]|death_date=9 November 1970|death_place=Colomby les Deux Églises, [[France]]|nationality=French|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neocolonialism]]<br>[[Gaullism]]|political_party=[[Union of Democrats for the Republic]]|image=Charles de Gaulle.png}} | ||
'''Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle''' (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military officer and president of France from 1959 to 1969. During the 1960s, he created [[Françafrique]], led by [[Jacques Foccart]], in order to keep [[West Africa]] under [[Neocolonialism|French control]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?|date=2022-04-29|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/29/this-man-pulled-the-trigger-but-did-the-cia-and-dgse-put-the-idea-in-his-head-and-the-gun-in-his-hand/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116064951/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/29/this-man-pulled-the-trigger-but-did-the-cia-and-dgse-put-the-idea-in-his-head-and-the-gun-in-his-hand/|archive-date=2024-11-16}}</ref> | '''Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle''' (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a [[French Republic|French]] military officer and politician who served as [[president of France]] from 1959 to 1969. De Gaulle is best known as leader of the French resistance to [[fascism]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] and played a leading role in restoring [[bourgeois democracy]] in France. Postwar, de Gaulle became a central figure of the [[Right-wing politics|right]] and played a key role in forming the Fifth Republic. | ||
As president, de Gaulle pursued an independent [[Imperialism|imperialist]] policy that often put France at odds with other imperialist powers whilst still aiming to maintain a [[Colonialism|colonial]] empire. Notably, de Gaulle withdrew France from the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] Military Command Structure in 1966, developed independent French [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]], condemned [[United States of America|U.S.]] involvement in the [[Vietnam War]], and condemned [[State of Israel|Israeli]] attacks on the Arab states.<ref>{{Citation|author=L. Leonidov|year=1979|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/de+Gaulle%2c+Charles+Andr%c3%a9+Joseph+Marie|chapter=De Gaulle, Charles}}</ref> During the 1960s, he created [[Françafrique]], led by [[Jacques Foccart]], in order to keep [[West Africa]] under [[Neocolonialism|French control]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?|date=2022-04-29|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/29/this-man-pulled-the-trigger-but-did-the-cia-and-dgse-put-the-idea-in-his-head-and-the-gun-in-his-hand/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116064951/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/04/29/this-man-pulled-the-trigger-but-did-the-cia-and-dgse-put-the-idea-in-his-head-and-the-gun-in-his-hand/|archive-date=2024-11-16}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:38, 2 October 2025
Charles de Gaulle | |
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| Born | 22 November 1890 Lille, France |
| Died | 9 November 1970 Colomby les Deux Églises, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neocolonialism Gaullism |
| Political party | Union of Democrats for the Republic |
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military officer and politician who served as president of France from 1959 to 1969. De Gaulle is best known as leader of the French resistance to fascism during the Second World War and played a leading role in restoring bourgeois democracy in France. Postwar, de Gaulle became a central figure of the right and played a key role in forming the Fifth Republic.
As president, de Gaulle pursued an independent imperialist policy that often put France at odds with other imperialist powers whilst still aiming to maintain a colonial empire. Notably, de Gaulle withdrew France from the NATO Military Command Structure in 1966, developed independent French nuclear weapons, condemned U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, and condemned Israeli attacks on the Arab states.[1] During the 1960s, he created Françafrique, led by Jacques Foccart, in order to keep West Africa under French control.[2]
References
- ↑ L. Leonidov (1979). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: 'De Gaulle, Charles'.
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-29). "This Man Pulled the Trigger, But Did the CIA and DGSE Put the Idea in His Head and the Gun in His Hand?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-16.