Charles de Gaulle Foundation explained

Charles de Gaulle Foundation
Formation:1971
Headquarters:Paris, France
Location Country:France
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Hervé Gaymard
Website:https://www.charles-de-gaulle.org/

The Charles de Gaulle Foundation (Fondation Charles de Gaulle), previously Institut Charles-de-Gaulle has worked since 1971 to publicize and perpetuate the action of General de Gaulle (1890-1970), leader of Free France at the time of World War II, and President of the French Republic from 1959 to 1969.[1]

The foundation organizes conferences with academics and witnesses of the time, and conferences intended for a less specialized audience.

It publishes the periodical magazine Espoir.

It manages the birthplace of Charles de Gaulle in Lille and the Domaine de la Boisserie, his former residence in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises.[2]

The foundation helped create:

A specialized library and an archive are available to researchers and students in its research and documentation center.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.whoswho.fr/entreprise/fondation-charles-de-gaulle_1075 FONDATION CHARLES DE GAULLE
  2. https://francearchives.gouv.fr/facomponent/95af5ec2fe7f6c2e2fa4bf1ef89ae3cb457e312a L'Institut Charles de Gaulle et la Fondation Charles de Gaulle.
  3. https://www.cairn.info/revue-les-etudes-sociales-2017-2-page-89.htm La bibliothèque de la Fondation Charles de Gaulle, berceau de l’histoire du Général et du gaullisme ?