Labels:text | font | screenshot | paper | letter OCR: CHRONOLOGY NOVEMBER 22, 1890 Bom Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle, in Lille, France, son of a wounded soldier turned teacher. OCTOBER 10, 1909 Enlists in the French Army. JUNE 17, 1940 Leaves France for London, appointing himself leader of the Free French forces AUGUST 25, 1944 Returns for liberation of Paris, becoming head of France's provisional government. JANUARY 8, 1959 Takes office as president of the Fifth Republic. JANUARY 8, 1961 Concedes independence to French colonies and ends Algerian war. APRIL 28, 1969 Forced to resign as president after referendum defeat for proposed senate and regional reforms. NOVEMBER 9, 1970 Dies at Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, France.
