Charles de Gaulle

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French army officer French politician head of state human memoirist writer

Charles de Gaulle was a French army officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II and later founded and served as the first president of France’s Fifth Republic.

Aliases (4)

Charles de Gaulle (person) ×1
Charles de Gaulle – Étoile ×1
de Gaulle ×1
former President of France Charles de Gaulle ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French army officer → French politician → head of state → human → memoirist → writer →
awardReceived	Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 → Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 → Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour → Order of Liberation →
burialPlace	Colombey-les-Deux-Églises →
causeOfDeath	ruptured aneurysm →
child	Anne de Gaulle → Philippe de Gaulle → Élisabeth de Gaulle →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
dateOfBirth	1890-11-22 →
dateOfDeath	1970-11-09 →
describedBySource	Encyclopædia Britannica → Larousse Encyclopedia →
educatedAt	École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr →
education	Collège Stanislas de Paris →
familyName	de Gaulle →
founded	Fifth Republic of France → Rally of the French People →
givenName	Charles →
hasPartInName	Charles de Gaulle Airport → Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier →
headOfGovernment	France →
headOfState	France →
ideology	French nationalism → conservatism →
languageOfWorkOrName	French →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Rally of the French People → Union for the New Republic →
militaryBranch	French Army →
militaryRank	brigadier general →
movement	Gaullism →
notableFor	decolonisation of Algeria → establishing the French Fifth Republic → leading the Free French Forces during World War II → opposition to the Vichy regime →
notableWork	Mémoires de guerre →
officeEnd	1969-04-28 →
officeStart	1959-01-08 →
placeOfBirth	France → Lille → Nord →
placeOfDeath	Colombey-les-Deux-Églises → France → Haute-Marne →
positionHeld	Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic → Minister of National Defence → President of France → President of the Council of Ministers → Prime Minister of France →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Yvonne de Gaulle →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 station → Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station → CDG → Charles de Gaulle ("Charles de Gaulle (person)") → Charles de Gaulle Airport → Charles de Gaulle Airport ("former President of France Charles de Gaulle") → Charles de Gaulle–Étoile metro station → Gaullism → Place Charles-de-Gaulle → Place de l'Étoile →	namedAfter
Free France → Free French Forces → Free French Forces → French Ministry of Culture → Grand-croix de l’Ordre national du Mérite → Ordre national du Mérite →	foundedBy
Compagnon de la Libération → Croix de Guerre → Médaille militaire → Order of the Tower and Sword → Order of the White Eagle (Poland) → Order of the White Lion →	notableRecipient
Battle of Gabon → French Forces of the Interior → Liberation of France → Liberation of Paris →	commander
Free France → Free French Forces → Free French Forces → Provisional Government of the French Republic →	leader
Cross of Lorraine → Gaullism →	associatedWith
Compagnon de la Libération → Médaille de la Résistance →	creator
Casablanca Conference → Kennedy's European tour of 1963 →	hasParticipant
Free France → Provisional Government of the French Republic →	headOfState
Cross of Lorraine →	adoptedAsEmblemBy
Georges Catroux →	alignedWith
Henri Giraud →	alliedWith
Michel Debré →	appointedBy
State funeral of John F. Kennedy →	attendedBy
Appeal of 18 June →	author
French Fourth Republic →	broughtBackToPower
André Malraux →	closeAssociateOf
Constitution of the Fifth Republic →	draftedUnder
Charles de Gaulle ("de Gaulle") →	familyName
French Fifth Republic →	firstPresident
Compagnon de la Libération →	formerGrandMaster
École nationale d'administration →	founder
Appeal of 18 June →	givenBy
Lycée Louis-le-Grand →	hasAlumnus
Paris Summit of 1960 →	hasChairOrHost
Franco-German reconciliation →	hasKeyFigure
Paris Summit of 1960 →	hasLeaderParticipant
Provisional Government of the French Republic →	headOfGovernment
The Day of the Jackal →	historicalFigureDepicted
Allied High Command →	keyFigure
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque →	loyalty
Crusade in Europe →	mentionsPerson
Free France →	militaryCommander
Charles →	notableBearer
Victory in Europe Day →	notableFigureAssociated
Brasserie Lipp →	notablePatron
École Militaire →	notableStudent
Vichy French forces →	opposedBy
Brazzaville Conference →	organizer
U-2 incident of 1960 →	plannedMeetingParticipants
André Malraux →	politicalAlly
French Fifth Republic →	principalArchitect
Place de l'Étoile →	renamedInHonorOf
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque →	servedUnder
Henri Giraud →	sharesPowerWith
Élysée Treaty →	signedBy
Brazzaville Conference →	significantParticipant
Appeal of 18 June →	speaker
Paris Métro Line 1 ("Charles de Gaulle – Étoile") →	station