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Who was the first President elected under the Fifth Republic?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Qui a été le premier Président élu sous la Ve République ?
Who was the first President elected under the Fifth Republic?
Answer. Charles de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle founds the Fifth Republic in 1958 and becomes its first president. He remains at the Elysee from 1959 to 1969.
The official text that proves it
« Personnages clés : Charles de Gaulle , fondateur et premier président de la Vème République, a façonné ses institutions et renforcé le pouvoir exécutif. »
Key figures. Charles de Gaulle, founder and first president of the Fifth Republic, shaped its institutions and strengthened executive power.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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