Appeal of June 18 by Charles de Gaulle.

World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.

May 1958 crisis: a group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.

Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.

General Charles de Gaulle, President of France, declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for a "Europe, "from the Atlantic to the Urals."

French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle.

In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria.

French President Charles De Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.

An attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle fails.

The Elysée treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.

During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: ''Vive le Québec libre!'' ("Long live free Quebec!"). The statement, interpreted as support for Quebec independence, delighted many Quebecers but angered the Canadian government and many English Canadians.

Charles De Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 in France.

Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.