noun
French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
• Syn: ↑General de Gaulle, ↑Charles de Gaulle, ↑General Charles de Gaulle, ↑Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general, ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader
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Charles André Joseph Marie /chahrlz ahn"dray joh"zeuhf meuh ree"/; Fr. /shannrddl ahonn drdday" zhoh zef" mann rddee"/, 1890-1970, French general and statesman: president 1959-69.
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[də 'gôl]Charles (André Joseph Marie) (1890 - 1970), French general and statesman; head of government 1944 - 46; president 1959 - 69. A wartime organizer of the Free French movement, he is remembered particularly for his assertive foreign policy and for quelling the student uprisings and strikes of May 1968
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