De Gaulle: republican monarch

Part of the “Leaders of the 20th century: portraits of power” this episode begins in 1958 when Charles De Gaulle is called to lead France after a civil war. De Gaulle forms the Fifth Republic and institutes a presidential style of government for ten years bringing political, economic and financial stability to FRance until he is forced out by waves of unrest in 1968.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record