Who was Charles de Gaulle?

Visit Biography.com to learn more about Charles de Gaulle, the soldier turned statesman who fought for France in exile. read more

Charles de Gaulle (far right) with Andrew McNaughton, Władysław Sikorski, and Winston Churchill In his dealings with the British and Americans (both referred to as the "Anglo-Saxons", in de Gaulle's parlance), he always insisted on retaining full freedom of action on behalf of France and was constantly on the verge of losing the Allies' support. read more

Born in Lille, France in 1890, Charles de Gaulle rose from French soldier in World War I to exiled leader and, eventually, president of the Fifth Republic, a position he held until 1969. read more

Charles de Gaulle: Charles de Gaulle, French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France’s Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was the second son of a Roman Catholic, patriotic, and nationalist upper-middle-class family. read more