FranceCharles de Gaulle was a French general who led the Free French in World War II and founded the Fifth Republic, serving as its president from 1959 to 1969. He favored a strong executive and national independence.
In the 12 Axes register, Charles de Gaulle leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Nationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Charles de Gaulle sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralized French state
Centrist
Strong presidency confirmed by referendums
Statist
Emergency powers during Algerian crisis
Nationalist
Insisted on French national independence
Military-Focused
Built an independent nuclear force
Assimilationist
Stressed a single French national identity
Mixed Economic
Dirigisme with nationalized firms
Interventionism
State-led indicative planning
Moderate
Joined the EEC but protected agriculture
Spiritual
Practicing Catholic in a secular republic
Conservative
Socially conservative
Technological
Backed nuclear, aerospace and Concorde
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Charles de Gaulle is at Nationalism 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Charles de Gaulle is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.elysee.fr
Portrait: Office of War Information, Overseas Picture Division, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
