De Gaulle Steps Down
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: April 28, 1969
Article abstract: De Gaulle steps down from the French presidency, easing France’s struggle for a place among the world’s great nations and marking the emergence of domestic concerns as the predominant theme in French national politics.
Summary of Event
On April 28, 1969, President Charles de Gaulle of France picked up the telephone in his home in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises and dictated a brief farewell statement to the Elysée Palace in Paris: “I am ceasing to exercise my functions as President of the Republic. This decision takes effect today at...
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