This man pushed for the development of nuclear weapons, leading to successful tests in 1960, and he supported the Évian Accords to stop a war against the(*) FLN and allow independence for Algeria.
This man withdrew his country's delegates to the EEC, precipitating the Empty Chair Crisis, but he later became a major figure in the drafting of the Treaty of Rome. This man pushed for the development of nuclear weapons, leading to successful tests in 1960, and he supported the Évian Accords to stop a war against the(*) FLN and allow independence for Algeria. He survived the Generals' Putsch, and was largely responsible for the creation of France's 5th Republic. For 10 points, identify this leader of the Free French, the namesake of Paris' main airport.
This man withdrew his country's delegates to the EEC, precipitating the Empty Chair Crisis, but he later became a major figure in the drafting of the Treaty of Rome.
Charles André Joseph Marie {de Gaulle}