de Gaulle, Charles
Pronunciation: /də ˈgəʊl, də gol/
Definition of de Gaulle, Charles
- (1890–1970), French general and statesman, head of government 1944-6, President 1959–69; full name Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle. A wartime organizer of the Free French movement, he is remembered particularly for his assertive foreign policy and for quelling the student uprisings and strikes of May 1968.