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de Gaulle
[ duh gohl, gawl ]
noun
- Charles An·dré Jo·seph Ma·rie [chahrlz , ahn, -drey , joh, -z, uh, f m, uh, -, ree, sh, a, r, l ah, n, -, drey, zhoh-, zef, m, a, -, ree], 1890–1970, French general and statesman: president 1959–69.
de Gaulle
/ də ɡol /
noun
- de GaulleCharles (André Joseph Marie)18901970MFrenchMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Charles ( André Joseph Marie ) (ʃarl). 1890–1970, French general and statesman. During World War II, he refused to accept Pétain's armistice with Germany and founded the Free French movement in England (1940). He was head of the provisional governments (1944–46) and, as first president of the Fifth Republic (1959–69), he restored political and economic stability to France
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The two governments recently agreed to transform Camp de Gaulle, the longstanding French base in Gabon, into a new training centre that they will operate jointly.
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So in the end Charles de Gaulle was right.
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The Charles de Gaulle is the only warship in the world which matches some of the capabilities of the US super-carriers, but even then is only half their size.
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Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt have four.
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"Was General de Gaulle more brave than Marshal Pétain in the occupied zone? This isn't sure. It was much easier to resist in London than to resist in France," he said.
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