Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free Franceand the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 November 1890
CityLille, France
CountryFrance
Yes, it is Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals, it is Europe, it is the whole of Europe, that will decide the fate of the world.
Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.