When was Charles de Gaulle president of France?

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Charles de Gaulle served as the president of France from 1959 to 1969.1

He was inaugurated as the first president of the Fifth Republic in 1959. Following his election to the presidency on December 21, 1958, he held the office through a period of significant political transformation, including the resolution of the Algerian War and the development of an independent nuclear deterrent. He was reelected in 1965 and ultimately resigned from the presidency on April 28, 1969, following the defeat of a national referendum.23