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President de Gaulle resigns

On 28 April 1969, the general who had dominated French politics for almost 30 years, Charles de Gaulle, resigned as president. Witness looks back at his life and legacy.

On 28th April 1969, the general who had dominated French politics for almost 30 years, Charles de Gaulle, resigned as president. With the help of de Gaulle's biographer, Jonathan Fenby, Witness looks back at the life and legacy of the man who twice saved France.

(Photo: General Charles de Gaulle in 1940 at the 大象传媒 delivering his historic speech asking the French people to fight Germany. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Wed 29 Apr 2015 07:50GMT
大象传媒 World Service Online

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