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The cemetery is filled with indispensable men.

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
Military Theorist
Politician
Statesperson
Rijsel
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
General Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
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Indispensable
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Men

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