Greetings

Nice to meet you, reader! My full name is Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, though that is quite a mouthful to say - so I am better known merely as Charles de Gaulle. I was born on the 22nd of November in the year 1890 to my father, Henri de Gaulle, and my mother, Jeanne Maillot. When I grew up, I became a French statesman and general. I am proud to have served my country in both World Wars, even becoming the leader of the Free French Movement during World War II. Below is a picture of myself in military dress:


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Quite sharp, if I do say so myself.

Let me move on to tell you a little more about myself. Even when I was a child, I found history a subject of great interest. I ended up choosing to pursue a military career and studied at the elite St. Cyr Military Academy for a period of four years. Check out our Facebook page here! Here was where I earned two of my nicknames: "the great asparagus" and "Cyrano," neither of which I can admit to liking greatly due to their tactless references to my facial features (in particular, my nose.) However, I earned another nickname during my time spent as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War I which I rather liked. My inmates christened me Le Connétable, the same name as the commander-in-chief of the French army, due to the patriotic pep talks I gave out to keep their spirits up.

When I joined the military, I was under Marshal Philippe Petain - then known as Colonel Philippe Petain. Little did I know that my own career would follow after his in years to come, as I led troops against the German Nazis in World War II and Marshal Petain directed the Vichy regime under German control back home in France.

I was fully opposed to my people giving in and admitting defeat to our sworn enemies, the Germans; I proposed to have the government moved to our African colonies, where we could continue to fight the Axis powers to the best of our abilities. Alas, this was to no avail, as I returned to Bordeaux to find that my former commander had become the prime minister of a government willing to bend itself to Germany's will. My opposition to this led me and several other officers to rebel and seek freedom and safety in Great Britain. This was where I gave my apparently famous radio address to the French people, urging them to not give into the Germans, and also where I set up the Free French Forces and a French government in exile.

After the Allies thankfully won the Second World War, I was given the honor of becoming prime minister in France's provisional government. This position did not remain mine for long; nevertheless, I returned to power later on and founded France's Fifth Republic. I became its president. During my time in office, I created a new national currency in order to control inflation. I also granted independence to the French colony of Algeria, ending an expensive, unpopular war - a move that lost me supporters, but one that I believe was completely right.

Sadly, a leader is hardly likely to remain popular among the masses for a long period of time; I resigned in 1969. I am proud to have played such an influential role in the course of our country's history, and pleased to state that I still believe strongly in my decisions and courses of action.