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28 Apr 1969
Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
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26 Nov 1966
World's first tidal power station opens in France.
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22 Aug 1962
France's President Charles de Gaulle Survives an Assassination Attempt.
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8 Jan 1959
Charles de Gaulle becomes president of France.
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18 Jun 1940
A speech by Charles de Gaulle sparks the French Resistance to German occupation.