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  Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The earliest known de Gaulle ancestor was a squire of the 12th-century King Philip Augustus.
In December de Gaulle was elected President by the parliament with 78% of the vote, and was inaugurated in January 1959.
De Gaulle believed that while the war in Algeria was militarily winnable it was not defensible internationally, and he became reconciled to the former colony's eventual independence.
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De Gaulle was convinced that a strong and independent France could act as a balancing force in the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union, a policy seen as little more than posturing and opportunism by his critics, particularly in Britain and the U.S., to which France was formally allied.
De Gaulle, claiming that the word "unacceptable" was unacceptable, promptly cancelled the remainder of his visit, and returned to France where he was also heavily criticised by a large part of the French media.
Charles de Gaulle's grandson, Charles de Gaulle is a member of the European Parliament for the National Front.
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 The Ultimate Charles de Gaulle Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman.
De Gaulle was convinced that a strong France could act as a balancing force in the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union, a policy seen as little more than posturing and opportunism by his critics, particularly in Britain and the U.S., to which France was formally allied.
De Gaulle was very much attached to his military past, and during his political career he often appeared with his two-star general's uniform, especially during critical moments such as the Putsch of Algiers in 1961.
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 Charles de Gaulle Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
While views similar to de Gaulle's were advanced by Britain's, Germany's Heinz Guderian, Russia's Mikhail Tukhachevsky, and Poland's General Władysław Sikorski, most of de Gaulle's theories were rejected by Pétain, and relations between them became strained.
On 13 May 1958, the settlers seized the government buildings in Algiers, attacking what they saw as French government weakness in the face of demands among the Arab majority for Algerian independence.
However, the event was seen as a watershed moment by the Quebec sovereignty movement.
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 Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, Paris
The Arc de Triomphe seen in the early 1900s, when the horse and carriage were king and the Champs-Elysées was still a grassy expanse.
It is the climax of a vista seen the length of the Champs Elysées from the smaller Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in the Tuileries gardens, and from the Obélisque de Luxor in the place de la Concorde.
It can also be purchased at the Paris Tourist Office (127, avenue des Champs-Elysées), at its reception offices in certain Paris train stations, at the Eiffel Tower, in the major Métro stations, or at most of the 70 attractions.
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