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Charles de Gaulle

Statesman / Officer (armed Forces) / Politician | * 11/22/1890 († 79, 11/09/1970) | Lille (France)
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( də GOHL, də GAWL, French: [ʃaʁl də ɡol] ; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. In 1958, amid the Algerian War, he came out of retirement when appointed 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 he held until his resignation in 1969. Born in Lille, he was a decorated officer of the First World War, wounded several times and taken prisoner by the Germans. During the interwar period, he advocated mobile armoured divisions. During the German invasion of May 1940, he led an armoured division that counterattacked the invaders; he was then appointed Undersecretary for War. Refusing to accept his government's armistice with Germany, De Gaulle fled to England and exhorted the French to continue the fight in his Appeal of 18 June. He led the Free French Forces and later headed the French National Liberation Committee and emerged as the undisputed leader of Free France... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | History | TV Movies

Awards & Nominations for Charles de Gaulle

Grand Cross of The National Order of Merit Grand Cross of The Legion of Honour Knight Grand Cross With Collar of The Order of Merit of The Italian Republic Knight Grand Cross of The Royal Victorian Order Companions of Liberation Godfather Promotion of Special Military School of Saint-Cyr Royal Order of Cambodia Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam Royal Victorian Chain Knight of The Order of The Elephant Order of the Royal House of Chakri Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Grand Cordon of The National Order of The Cedar‎ Grand Master of The Legion of Honour Honorary Doctor of The University of Brasília Grand Cross Special Class of The Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany Silver Cross of The Virtuti Militari Victory Medal Order of the Redeemer Honorary Citizen of Brussels Grand Cross of The Order of Polonia Restituta Marcelin Guérin Prize Grand Cross With Collar of The Order of The White Rose of Finland Honorary Citizen of Mons Nobel Prize in Literature
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Movies with Charles de Gaulle as Actor(27)

as himself2022 Cent jours
as Self - Politician (archive footage)2022 Electronic Vibrations: A Sound Changes the World
as Self (archive footage)2021 The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
as Self (archive footage)2021 Mitterrand et la télé
as Self (archive footage)2020 I Am Jackie O
as Self (archive footage)2019 Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française
as Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)2019 The Phoney War
as Self - Politician (archive footage)2019 André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self (archive footage)2018 1958: Those Who Said No
as Self (voice) (archive footage)2018 Black Is Beltza
as Self (archive footage)2017 De Gaulle, the Last King of France
as Self (archive footage)2012 De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile
as Self (archive footage)2010 Foccart, l'homme qui dirigeait l'Afrique
as Self (archive footage)2008 La rabbia di Pasolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2000 In the Mood for Love
as himself1997 Le chemin du Roy
as Himself (archive footage)1991 Montreal Stories
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1986 Ulysse
as Self (archive footage)1981 The Killing of America
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1977 A Grin Without a Cat
as Self (archive footage)1969 God Chose Paris
as Self (archive footage)1963 La Rabbia
as Himself - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage)1943 Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
as Self (archive footage)1942 United We Stand

TV Shows/Series with Charles de Gaulle as Actor(6)

as Self - Politician (archive footage)2022 At War for Algeria
as Self (archive footage)2022 Le Siècle des icônes
as Self (archive footage)2021 Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on The West
as Self (archive footage)2020 70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)2009 Apocalypse: The Second World War
as Self (archive footage)1949 Crusade in Europe

Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 11/22 1890 (November) in Lille (France)
Died: Monday, 11/09 1970 (November) in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Educated at: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Collège Stanislas de Paris, École supérieure de guerre
Member of: Ordre Nouveau
Spouses (current/former): Yvonne de Gaulle
Children: Anne de Gaulle, Philippe de Gaulle, Élisabeth de Gaulle
Siblings: Marie-Agnès de Gaulle, Jacques de Gaulle, Xavier de Gaulle, Pierre de Gaulle
Father: Henri de Gaulle
Mother: Jeanne Maillot
Influenced by/Role models: Philippe Pétain, Charles Maurras
Other names for Charles de Gaulle (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle"
"Charles de Lugale" (Pseudonym)
Charles de Gaulle frequently works together with these people:
Winston Churchill (10x, Actor)
Fermin Muguruza (6x, Crew)
Daniel Costelle (6x, Crew)
Philippe Saada (6x, Crew)
Isabelle Clarke (6x, Crew)
Serge Moati (4x, Crew)
André Malraux (4x, Actor)
Jacqueline Kennedy (4x, Actress)
Georges Pompidou (4x, Actor)
Nikita Khrushchev (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:528660, Added: 10/08/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024