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1969 French constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in France on 27 April 1969. The reforms would have led to government decentralization and changes to the Senate. It was rejected by 52.4% of voters, and failure of the amendments led to President Charles de Gaulle's resignation.
The regions, as intended by the reform
The regions, as intended by the reform
Charles de Gaulle
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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French army 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 came out of retirement when appointed Prime Minister by President René Coty. He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position he held until his resignation in 1969.
Wartime portrait, 1942
Wartime portrait, 1942
De Gaulle's parents: Jeanne Maillot and Henri de Gaulle
De Gaulle's parents: Jeanne Maillot and Henri de Gaulle
De Gaulle's birth house in Lille, now a national museum
De Gaulle's birth house in Lille, now a national museum
De Gaulle in 1897, aged 7
De Gaulle in 1897, aged 7