Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
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A Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) is a person.
- AKA: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, General de Gaulle, De Gaulle, Le Général, The Man of June 18, L'Homme du 18 juin.
- Context:
- It can be a French statesman and military leader.
- It can be a conservative revolutionary who created the Fifth Republic.
- It can transform French governance while championing French grandeur and national independence.
- It can typically demonstrate Gaullist National Vision through French grandeur restorations and independent foreign policys.
- It can typically establish Gaullist Constitutional Systems through strong executive creations and parliamentary limitations.
- It can typically pursue Gaullist Foreign Policys through NATO withdrawals and nuclear force developments.
- It can typically implement Gaullist Economic Modernizations through dirigiste plannings and national champion creations.
- It can typically manifest Gaullist Political Philosophy through state authoritys transcending party politics.
- It can typically be associated with de Gaulle Speeches and de Gaulle Writings.
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- It can often exhibit de Gaulle Leadership Style through crisis managements and symbolic gestures.
- It can often demonstrate de Gaulle Military Innovations through armored warfare theorys and resistance organizations.
- It can often employ de Gaulle Rhetorical Powers through radio broadcasts and press conferences.
- It can often pursue de Gaulle Decolonizations through controlled withdrawals preserving French influence.
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- It can range from being a Military Theorist de Gaulle (1890-1970) to being a National Leader de Gaulle (1890-1970), depending on its de Gaulle career phase.
- It can range from being a Resistance Symbol de Gaulle (1890-1970) to being a Constitutional Founder de Gaulle (1890-1970), depending on its de Gaulle historical role.
- It can range from being a Democratic Leader de Gaulle (1890-1970) to being a Authoritarian Democrat de Gaulle (1890-1970), depending on its de Gaulle power exercise.
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- It can transform French Republics from parliamentary instabilitys to presidential stabilitys.
- It can establish Gaullist movements combining nationalism with modernization.
- it can create French nuclear deterrents ensuring strategic autonomy.
- It can inspire national independence movements resisting superpower hegemony.
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- Example(s):
- De Gaulle Life Periods, such as:
- Early Life de Gaulle (1890-1914), including:
- Lille Childhood de Gaulle (1890-1908) growing up in conservative Catholic family.
- Saint-Cyr Cadet de Gaulle (1908-1912) training at military academy.
- Infantry Officer de Gaulle (1912-1914) serving under Philippe Pétain.
- World War I Period de Gaulle (1914-1918), including:
- Wounded Officer de Gaulle (1914-1916) injured three times in combat.
- POW de Gaulle (1916-1918) captured at Verdun attempting multiple escapes.
- Interwar Period de Gaulle (1919-1940), including:
- World War II Period de Gaulle (1940-1946), including:
- Wilderness Period de Gaulle (1946-1958), including:
- Fifth Republic Period de Gaulle (1958-1969), including:
- Crisis Return de Gaulle (1958) called during Algerian crisis.
- Constitution Creator de Gaulle (1958) establishing Fifth Republic.
- President de Gaulle (1959-1969) serving as first Fifth Republic president.
- Resignation de Gaulle (1969) leaving after referendum defeat.
- Final Retirement de Gaulle (1969-1970), including:
- Early Life de Gaulle (1890-1914), including:
- De Gaulle Major Achievements, such as:
- June 18, 1940 Appeal calling for French resistance.
- Free France Organization (1940-1944) maintaining French sovereignty.
- Fifth Republic Constitution (1958) creating stable government system.
- Algerian Independence (1962) ending colonial war.
- Nuclear Force Development (1960-1969) achieving strategic independence.
- NATO Withdrawal (1966) asserting national sovereignty.
- De Gaulle Foreign Policys, such as:
- Recognition of Communist China (1964) defying US policy.
- Québec Libre Speech (1967) supporting Quebec nationalism.
- European Vision promoting Europe of Nations.
- Franco-German Reconciliation (1963) signing Élysée Treaty.
- Third World Engagement maintaining French influence.
- De Gaulle Constitutional Innovations, such as:
- Presidential Election by Universal Suffrage (1962) strengthening executive legitimacy.
- Article 16 Emergency Powers allowing crisis management.
- Constitutional Council Creation establishing judicial review.
- Referendum Usage appealing directly to popular sovereignty.
- De Gaulle Historical Impact Periods, such as:
- Immediate Legacy Period (1970-1981) with Gaullist successors maintaining system.
- Socialist Adaptation Period (1981-1995) with Mitterrand accepting Gaullist institutions.
- Cohabitation Period (1986-2002) testing constitutional flexibility.
- European Integration Period (1992-present) challenging Gaullist sovereignty.
- Contemporary Invocation (2000-present) with leaders claiming Gaullist mantle.
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- De Gaulle Life Periods, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Philippe Pétain (1856-1951), who collaborated with Nazi Germany rather than resisting.
- Pierre Mendès France (1907-1982), who represented Fourth Republic parliamentarism de Gaulle opposed.
- Jean Monnet (1888-1979), who promoted European federalism against de Gaulle's nation-state vision.
- François Mitterrand (1916-1996), who opposed Gaullist system before adapting to it.
- Winston Churchill (1874-1965), who allied with de Gaulle while representing Anglo-Saxon hegemony he resisted.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), who clashed with de Gaulle over Allied leadership and NATO integration.
- See: Conservative Revolutionary, French President, World War II Leader, Resistance Leader, Fifth Republic Founder, Military Theorist, French Nationalism, Gaullism, June 18 Appeal, Free France, Force de Frappe, May 1968, European Integration.