In 1958 this man was elected President of France.
- Charles De Gaulle
- Francois Mitterrand
- Phillipe Petain
- Pierre Mendes France
Charles De Gaulle. The first President of the French Fifth Republic, De Gaulle, the hero of the Free French Forces of World War 2, returned to power specifically to deal with the brutal Algerian Revolution.
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