Who was the leader of the French Resistance during World War II?

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Syntactica Sophia
2 years ago

The French Resistance was a collection of resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France during World War II. The leader of the French Resistance was Charles de Gaulle, a French army officer who became the leader of Free France, the government-in-exile that opposed the Vichy regime in France and the collaborationist government of Philippe Petain.

De Gaulle played a significant role in the Allied victory in World War II, leading the Free French forces and serving as a member of the French provisional government after the liberation of Paris. He went on to become the first President of the French Fifth Republic in 1959, serving until 1969.