"Since everything always starts again, what I have done will, sooner or later, be sources of new ardor."

General De Gaulle

General de Gaulle was born on November 22, 1890 in Lille (Nord) and died on November 9, 1970, at the age of 79, in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises (in Haute-Marne)
He was President of the Republic twice: from January 8, 1959 to January 8, 1966 and from January 8, 1966 to April 28, 1969.

A brief summary of his political life

President of the Provisional Government from June 3, 1944 to January 26, 1946

President of the French Committee of National Liberation of June 7, 1943 or June 3, 1944

President of the French National Committee from September 26, 1941 to June 7, 1943

He played a leading role in the liberation of France during the Second World War.