Portrait of Charles de Gaulle
From history

Charles de Gaulle

President of France, 1959 to 1969

Led the Free French in World War II, founded the Fifth Republic, ended the Algerian War and built an independent French nuclear force.

Charles de Gaulle sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly strength-first on war and peace and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Charles de Gaulle sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Charles de Gaulle

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt, 2014 to present84%Augustus First Roman Emperor, 27 BCE to 14 CE81%Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel, 1969 to 197481%Otto von Bismarck Chancellor of Germany, 1871 to 189081%Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930 to 197481%Benjamin Disraeli UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 188080%

Leaders furthest from Charles de Gaulle

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement12%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201517%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army22%

Political views closest to Charles de Gaulle

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…99%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.82%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.78%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Office of War Information, Overseas Picture Division. [1] The image prefix (LC-USW3) at the Library of Congress image page matches that of pictures from the OWI collection (see prefix list here ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.