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  • NAME: Charles de Gaulle
  • OCCUPATION: Military Leader, World Leader
  • BIRTH DATE: November 22, 1890
  • DEATH DATE: November 09, 1970
  • EDUCATION: Military Academy of Saint-Cyr
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Lille, France
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Colombey-les-deux-Églises, France
  • Full Name: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
  • Full Name: Charles de Gaulle

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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.


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