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The celebrities of French history are as brilliant as a galaxy, but in the minds of the French people, the greatest man is undisputed: the great savior who saved France: de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle
In 2005, French national television made a national selection: who is the greatest Frenchman. The top ten votes were: 10, Edith Piaf (France's most beloved female singer), 9, Louis XIV (the Sun King, during his reign, France was the most powerful country in Europe); 8) Joan of Arc (the legendary heroine of the Hundred Years' War); 7, Molière (famous comedy writer); 6, Father Pierre (all property donated to the poor, the conscience of France); 5, Victor Hugo (famous writer, Shakespeare of France), 4, Marie Curie (two Nobel Prize scientists), 3, Napoleon Panama (brilliant French military and politician); 2, Pasteur (the originator of microbiology); 1, Charles de Gaulle.
Who is the greatest Frenchman
Charles de Gaulle is the founding father of France and the great savior of modern France. During World War II, he refused to join forces with the surrendered Pétain government, went into exile in Britain, created and led the free French government, won the love and support of the French people, after the war, he became the first president of the French Fifth Republic, successfully developed nuclear weapons, actively developed the economy, united Europe against American control, restored the status of a great power, and defended France's honor in the world.
De Gaulle and President Kennedy in the 60s
Without de Gaulle, France after World War II would not have been able to join the UN Five, because "he overcame the most humiliating page in France." In France, de Gaulle's status and prestige were unmatched, not even Napoleon's.
De Gaulle and Churchill
During De Gaulle's presidency, France became one of the first European countries to establish diplomatic relations with China, and when he died, China lowered its flags to half-mast in Tiananmen Square, in front of Xinhua Gate and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first time China had given such courtesy to a foreign head of state.
De Gaulle was conspicuous in appearance, tall, 1 m 96 (6 ft 5 in), high forehead, big nose, and nicknamed "Big Asparagus" when he was young. He has a strong personality and has amazing willpower, especially since his life is particularly hard.
Charles de Gaulle during World War II
During World War I, de Gaulle, who served as a company commander, was comatose in shells and poison gas at the Battle of Verdun, and became a German prisoner of war for 32 months, escaping from prison five times and being arrested five times until he was released after the armistice.
During his presidency, he offended a large number of people in the military by publicly supporting Algerian independence. Four generals, led by Sarang, carried out a public coup d'état, fled to Spain to form a secret army organization, and fought with de Gaulle's government, carrying out as many as 31 attacks and assassinations.
The assassination of charles de Gaulle has become the subject of countless thrilling films and novels
Assassination methods are varied, from setting up bombs, hiring gunmen, poisoning, assassination by mini-planes, etc., but de Gaulle was able to avoid assassin bullets every time.
Charles de Gaulle in the 60s
On August 22, 1962, eight killers ambushed de Gaulle's car in the middle of the road, firing more than 150 bullets with light machine guns and submachine guns, 15 of which hit the car, and one bullet flew away against his scalp.
Charles de Gaulle's car was full of bullet holes
De Gaulle's long and turbulent political career was accompanied by death but miraculously unscathed. In 1970, he died of a heart attack while watching television at a country house.
De Gaulle's body was transported out by an armored vehicle
According to his will, there was no state burial, and his body was transported by armored vehicle to the cemetery of his daughter in the town of Kölnbe Twin Church, with the following words simply inscribed on the tombstone: "Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970".