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Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle Biography and Timeline

Follow Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle through 2 dated historical records for France.

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Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

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1963–1963Years on this page

1963

Polaris

President of France · President of France · Paris · Government / Fifth Republic

De Gaulle rejects participation in an American led nuclear arrangement involving Polaris and favours a French national deterrent

Role range: 1958-1969 – 1959-1969

1963

Nuclear Power

President of France · President of France · Paris · Warfare / Nuclear

De Gaulle refuses a three power nuclear pact with the United States and Britain

Role range: 1958-1969 – 1959-1969

Records, sources and methodology

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