Charles de Gaulle was born on 22 November 1890 in Lille. A French general and statesman, de Gaulle rose in the army and in June 1940, as France fell to Germany, refused the armistice and went to London, where he led the Free French forces and the resistance movement. He headed the provisional government after the liberation in 1944 but resigned in 1946. Called back to power in 1958 during the crisis over Algeria, he founded the Fifth Republic with a strong presidency and was president from 1959 to 1969. He ended the Algerian war, developed France's nuclear forces, withdrew from NATO's integrated command and promoted an independent French foreign policy. He resigned after losing a referendum.
Before and after
- 15 September 1890Birth of Agatha Christie
- 25 September 1890Establishment of Sequoia National Park
- 1 October 1890Establishment of Yosemite National Park
- 14 October 1890Birth of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 22 November 1890Birth of Charles de Gaulle
- 29 December 1890Wounded Knee Massacre
- from 29 December 1890 to 15 January 1891Ghost Dance War
- 1891Founding of California Institute of Technology
- 1891Construction of University of California, Santa Barbara
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