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After Life
-no one fought against him for leadership of France early 1940s
-name well known due to military experience
- Normandy 1944 elected premier of the Fourth Republic
- very blunt about other politicans
- banned him so he had to resign
Presidency
-May 1958 French colonials and militarists seized Algeria and threatened Fran...
-May 1958 French colonials and militarists seized Algeria and threatened France
- Fourth Republic collapsed
- called de Gaulle back to power as president of the Fifth Republic of France
-from June 1958 to April 1969 he reigned as the dominant force in France
- fought every plan to involve France deeply in alliances
-opposed the formation of a United States of Europe
-stopped paying France's dues to the United Nations
-forced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to leave
- pulled forces out of the Atlantic Alliance integrated armies
-He sought to keep France separate from the two powers
-the United States and the Soviet Union
- successfully campaigned for the country to press on with its nuclear weapons program
- not a very popular opinion
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-De Gaulle had an early success in upbringing nationalism and in increasing French gold reserves
-not afraid to make controversial decisions
-fought to keep Britain out of European Economic Community because of its close ties to the US
-came off as anti-American
-after 11 years France was almost friendless
-economic gains had been all wiped out by the student/workers protest movement in 1968
- brought control over movement before resigning
- April 1969 the French voted against him for reorganizing the Senate and the regions of France
- term ended 1969 with many angry citizens and low economy
Georgy Zhukov
- born on december 1, 1896 to a poverty-stricken peasant family in Strelkovka, Maloyaroslavsky Uyezd, Kaluga Governorate
- born to Konstantin Artemyevich Zhukov, a shoemaker, and his wife, Ustinina Artemievna Zhukova, a farmer
- later became an apprentice furrier in Moscow
- In 1915 the Army of the Russian Empire conscripted him; he served first in the 106th Reserve Cavalry Regiment
- during World War I, Zhukov was awarded the Cross of St. George twice, and promoted to the rank of non-commissioned officer for his bravery in battle.
- joined the Bolshevik Party after the 1917 October Revolution; in Party circles his background of poverty became a significant asset.
- received the decoration of the Order of the Red Banner for his part in subduing the Tambov Rebellion in 1921.
-At the end of May 1923, Zhukov became a commander of the 39th Cavalry Regiment
- In 1924, he entered the Higher School of Cavalry,[5] from which he graduated the next year, returning afterward to command the same regiment
-In May 1930, Zhukov became commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the 7th Cavalry Division
-In February 1931, he was appointed the Assistant Inspector of Cavalry of the Red Army.
-In May 1933, Zhukov was appointed a commander in the 4th Cavalry Division
-In 1937, he became a commander of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, later of the 6th Cavalry Corps.
-In 1938, he became a deputy commander of the Belorussian Military District for cavalry.
- In January 1941, Zhukov was appointed chief of the army general staff
- In October 1941, he was assigned to direct the defense of Moscow and was able to organize a counter-attack against the Germans
- Working alongside with Aleksandr Vasilevsky, he was able to coordinate the Soviet armies in the Battle of Kursk
- In 1945, he led the final Soviet assault on Germany, capturing Berlin in April
- After Stalin's death, Zhukov became the minister of defense after being demoted by him
- He was then fired by Nikita Khrushchev in 1957
- Though his reputation was restored in 1964 after the fall of Khrushchev, yet he was not appointed to office again
-In 1953, Zhukov officially married Alexandra Dievna Zuikova
-had two daughters, Era and Ella
-got divorced in 1965, after Alexandra died of a stroke
- he tied the knot with Galina Alexandrovna Semyonova, a former military officer in the Soviet Medical Corps.
- had a daughter, Maria.
- had another daughter, from an affair with Maria Nikolaevna Volokhova, named Margarita
- In 1958, he begun writing his memoir "Reminiscenses and Reflections," which together with his steadily deteriorating health, worsened his heart disease
- In December 1967, Zhukov had a serious stroke and was hospitalized until June of 1968
- the stroke left him paralyzed on his left side and left him with a speech impediment
- Zhukov had a serious stroke and was hospitalized for some time. He died after another stroke on June 18, 1974, in Moscow, Russia
- After his death, in 1996 Russia adopted the Order of Zhukov and the Zhukov Medal in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birthday
Georgy Zhukov
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/zhukov_georgi.shtml
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georgy-Zhukovde
https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=27
Charles de Gaulle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gaulle_charles_de.shtml
https://www.biography.com/people/charles-de-gaulle-9269794
http://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/de-Gaulle-Charles.html