100 Quotes By Charles De Gaulle Audiobook

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (1890-1970) was a French general and statesman, who led the Free French during World War Two and became the architect of the Fifth Republic. His political ideology, ''Gaullism'', has since become a major influence in French politics.Amongst the Frenchman''s most famous quotes are, "The cemetery is filled with indispensable men." and "I cannot prevent the French from being French."This collection contains 100 of Charles de Gaulle’s most celebrated quotes.Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (1890-1970) was a French general and statesman, who led the Free French during World War Two and went to become the architect of the Fifth Republic. His political ideology, ''Gaullism'', has since become a major influence in French politics.A decorated officer of the First World War, De Gaulle went on to chair the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944-1946. Retiring in the early 1950s, he wrote his ‘War Memoirs’, and in 1958, was re-appointed Prime Minister of France and founded the Fifth Republic. De Gaulle was elected President of France later that year and remained President until his resignation in 1969.