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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle[ a ][ b ] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. In 1958, amid the Algerian War, he ...
Jean-François Moulin 18 June – 10 November 1799. Louis-Jérôme Gohier 17 June – 10 November 1799. After the Coup of 18 Brumaire (9 November 1799), Barras, Ducos, and Sieyès resigned. Moulin and Gohier, refusing to resign, were arrested by General Moreau.
The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age. What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul. Greek writers noted the presence of three main ethno-linguistic groups in the area: the Gauls, Aquitani and Belgae. The Gauls, the largest group, were Celtic people speaking Gaulish.
v. t. e. The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces. As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France.
The chief ministers (principal ministres) of certain kings of France nonetheless led the government de facto. Chief minister (Lifespan) Term of office. King (Reign) Anne de Montmorency (1493–1567) 1 January 1515. 14 June 1541. Francis I (1515–1547) Claude d'Annebault (1495–1552)
The prime minister of France (French: Premier ministre français), officially the prime minister of the French Republic (Premier ministre de la République française), is the head of government of the French Republic and the leader of its Council of Ministers. The prime minister is the holder of the second-highest office in France, after the ...
World War I: The first armistice at Compiègne was signed between France and Germany, ending the Great War. France regained Alsace-Lorraine. 1923: January: Beginning of Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr. 1924: 13 June: Gaston Doumergue began his term as president of France. 1931: 13 June: Paul Doumer began his term as president of France ...
Macron first became known to the French public after his appearance on the French TV programme Des Paroles Et Des Actesin March 2015.[1] Before forming his political party En Marche!, Macron had hosted a series of events with him speaking in public, his first one in March 2015 in Val-de-Marne.[2] Macron threatened to leave Manuel Valls' second ...