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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
Charles de Gaulle
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Charles de Gaulle
Age: 79 †
Born: 1890
Born: November 22
Died: 1970
Died: November 9
Former President Of The French Republic
Memoirist
Military Personnel
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Politician
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Rijsel
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
General Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
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