How tall is Charles de Gaulle?
Charles de Gaulle's listed height was 196 cm (6'5"). He was taller than about 99% of men in France.
Where 196 cm sits among men in France
Taller than about 99% of men in France born in 1890 (average 166.4 cm).
About Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle was a French general and statesman, born on 22 November 1890 in Lille. A decorated officer of World War I, he was wounded several times and taken prisoner by the German Empire. During the interwar period he advocated mobile armoured divisions.
In the German invasion of May 1940 he led an armoured division in a counterattack and was then appointed Undersecretary for War. Refusing his government's armistice with Germany, he went to Britain and issued the Appeal of 18 June, and he led the Free French Forces. He chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946. In 1958 President René Coty appointed him Prime Minister, a new constitution establishing the French Fifth Republic was approved by referendum, and he was elected President of France later that year, serving until his resignation in 1969.
De Gaulle stood at a listed 196 cm (6'5"). He died on 9 November 1970. In 1944 he introduced a state-directed economic policy, which was followed by 30 years of growth known as the Trente Glorieuses.
Frequently asked
How tall is Charles de Gaulle in feet and inches? Charles de Gaulle was 6'5" tall, which is 196 cm, 77.2 inches or 1.96 m.
Is Charles de Gaulle tall for men in France? At 196 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in France born in 1890, whose average height is 166.4 cm.
Sources
- Charles de Gaulle on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Charles de Gaulle on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
- Charles de Gaulle on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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