Charles de Gaulle
Fifth Republic founder
Charles de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II and later served as president of France from 1959 to 1969.
He founded the Fifth Republic and pursued an independent foreign policy, withdrawing France from NATO's military command.
De Gaulle remains a symbol of French national pride and resistance.
The name also designates Paris's main international airport.
Western European republic
- ParisFrance's chief city
- liberationRelease from constraint
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
grandeur · sovereignty · independence · francophone · Marianne · tricolor
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- liberationRelease from constraint
- ResistanceOrganized anti-occupation movement
- LondonEngland's capital city
- BBC broadcastsUK public network output
Vichy · occupation · Allies · Churchill · Roosevelt · Normandy · D-Day · armistice
Negotiation between nations
- NATOWestern defense organization
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- AlgeriaMaghreb nation, largest African
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
Cold War · détente · nuclear deterrent · veto · independence · foreign policy · summit · treaty
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- LondonEngland's capital city
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
BBC · rally · defiance · liberation · exile · courage · patriotism
Elected leader of nation
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- executiveSenior organizational leader
authority · referendum · Algeria · crisis · mandate · centralization · legitimacy · power
Adoption of current methods
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- nuclear programState-run fission development effort
- European integrationUnifying the continent politically
- independenceFreedom from external control
sovereignty · reform · infrastructure · industrialization · technocracy
France
Western European republic
- ParisFrance's chief city
- liberationRelease from constraint
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
constitution · grandeur · sovereignty · independence · francophone · Marianne · tricolor
Free French
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- liberationRelease from constraint
- ResistanceOrganized anti-occupation movement
- LondonEngland's capital city
BBC broadcasts · Vichy · occupation · Allies · Churchill · Roosevelt · Normandy · D-Day · armistice · exile
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- NATOWestern defense organization
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- AlgeriaMaghreb nation, largest African
decolonization · Cold War · détente · nuclear deterrent · veto · independence · foreign policy · summit · treaty · grandeur
Free French
Exiled WWII resistance movement
- LondonEngland's capital city
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
clandestine · BBC · rally · defiance · liberation · exile · courage · patriotism
president
Elected leader of nation
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
executive · authority · referendum · Algeria · crisis · mandate · centralization · legitimacy · power · resignation
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- nuclear programState-run fission development effort
- European integrationUnifying the continent politically
independence · sovereignty · reform · infrastructure · industrialization · technocracy
terminal
At the endpoint
- runwayPaved path for planes
- Air FranceFrench national airline
- hubCentral connection point
international · transit · check-in · boarding · customs · duty-free · jetway · concourse
- European airportsHeathrow, Gatwick, Frankfurt, Schiphol, Munich
- European LeadersWinston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel, Tony Blair, Emmanuel Macron
- French peopleParisians, Bretons, Normans, Alsatians, Corsicans
- French PresidencyFrench president, presidential election, presidential term, head of state, executive power
- Paris LiberationLiberation Day, French Resistance, German surrender, resistance fighters, insurrection
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway