presidency of Charles de Gaulle

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The presidency of Charles de Gaulle was the foundational period of France’s Fifth Republic, marked by strong executive leadership, the end of the Algerian War, and a reassertion of French independence in global affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
presidency
capital Paris NERFINISHED
causeOf end of the Algerian War
characterizedBy Gaullism NERFINISHED
presidentialism
strong executive power
constitutionalChange direct election of the president by universal suffrage
strengthening of presidential powers
constitutionalSystem Fifth Republic constitution NERFINISHED
country France
endTime 1969-04-28
executiveBranch Government of France NERFINISHED
followedBy presidency of Alain Poher (interim)
presidency of Georges Pompidou
foreignPolicyDoctrine Europe of nations NERFINISHED
independence from United States and Soviet Union
governmentForm semi-presidential system
hasPolicy decolonization of French Africa
development of French nuclear force de frappe
national independence in foreign policy
nuclear deterrence
promotion of French language and culture
regionalization reforms
state-led economic planning
veto of United Kingdom entry into European Economic Community
withdrawal from NATO integrated military command
headOfState Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED
ideology French nationalism
Gaullism NERFINISHED
conservatism
legislativeBody French Parliament NERFINISHED
location Élysée Palace NERFINISHED
officeHolder Charles de Gaulle NERFINISHED
partOf Fifth French Republic NERFINISHED
precededBy Fourth French Republic NERFINISHED
presidency of René Coty
primeMinisterDuringTerm Georges Pompidou NERFINISHED
Maurice Couve de Murville NERFINISHED
Michel Debré NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd defeat in 1969 constitutional referendum
significantEvent 1962 French presidential election referendum
1962 Évian Accords referendum NERFINISHED
1965 French presidential election
1969 French constitutional referendum NERFINISHED
Algerian War of Independence NERFINISHED
May 1968 events in France
independence of Algeria
Évian Accords NERFINISHED
startTime 1959-01-08

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signing of the Evian Accords signedUnderGovernment presidency of Charles de Gaulle
Drafting of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic draftedBy presidency of Charles de Gaulle
this entity surface form: French government of Charles de Gaulle