# Charles de Gaulle - Leader of Free France / Provisional Government

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1940
Reign: 1940–1946
Born-Died: 1890 - 1970
Dynasty: Free France
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Charles+de+Gaulle&go=Go

Led Free France from 1940 and later the Provisional Government after liberation.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Philippe Pétain](https://history-france.com/rulers/philippe-petain)
- Succeeded by: [Vincent Auriol](https://history-france.com/rulers/vincent-auriol)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1940 - [German invasion of France begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-invasion-of-france-begins)
- 1940 - [Dunkirk evacuation](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-dunkirk-evacuation)
- 1940 - [German troops enter Paris](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-troops-enter-paris)
- 1940 - [Appeal of 18 June](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-appeal-of-18-june)
- 1940 - [Armistice with Germany signed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-armistice-with-germany-signed)
- 1940 - [Vichy regime receives full powers](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-regime-receives-full-powers)
- 1940 - [Free France organizes abroad](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-free-france-organizes-abroad)
- 1940 - [Vichy antisemitic Statute on Jews](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-antisemitic-statute-on-jews)
- 1941 - [National Council of the Resistance precursors form](https://history-france.com/timeline/1941-national-council-of-the-resistance-precursors-form)
- 1941 - [Paris roundups of Jews intensify](https://history-france.com/timeline/1941-paris-roundups-of-jews-intensify)
- 1942 - [Vél d’Hiv roundup](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-vel-d-hiv-roundup)
- 1942 - [Operation Torch lands in French North Africa](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-operation-torch-lands-in-french-north-africa)
- 1942 - [Germany occupies Vichy zone](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-germany-occupies-vichy-zone)
- 1943 - [French Committee of National Liberation formed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-french-committee-of-national-liberation-formed)
- 1943 - [National Council of the Resistance founded](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-national-council-of-the-resistance-founded)
- 1943 - [Jean Moulin captured](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-jean-moulin-captured)
- 1944 - [CNR social and political program adopted](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-cnr-social-and-political-program-adopted)
- 1944 - [D-Day landings in Normandy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-d-day-landings-in-normandy)
- 1944 - [Battle of Normandy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-battle-of-normandy)
- 1944 - [Liberation of Paris](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-liberation-of-paris)
- 1944 - [Provisional Government restores republican legality](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-provisional-government-restores-republican-legality)
- 1944 - [Women gain the right to vote](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-women-gain-the-right-to-vote)
- 1945 - [Renault nationalized](https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-renault-nationalized)
- 1945 - [First elections with women voting](https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-first-elections-with-women-voting)
- 1945 - [Social Security system created](https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-social-security-system-created)
- 1945 - [France becomes founding UN Security Council permanent member](https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-france-becomes-founding-un-security-council-permanent-member)
- 1945 - [Sétif and Guelma violence](https://history-france.com/timeline/1945-setif-and-guelma-violence)
- 1946 - [Fourth Republic constitution adopted](https://history-france.com/timeline/1946-fourth-republic-constitution-adopted)
- 1946 - [Nationalization program expands](https://history-france.com/timeline/1946-nationalization-program-expands)
- 1946 - [First Indochina War begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1946-first-indochina-war-begins)