Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle22 April 1960
Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers
France · Warfare / Algerian Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Under article 16 of the Constitution de Gaulle assumes dictatorial emergency powers
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