Commemorative plaque to General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) for the liberation of the island in 1943 in Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), Corsica, France
Charles Andre 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 Rene 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.
Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Place Charles de Gaulle, 20000 Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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