Charles de Gaulle was a French war soldier and leader. He took many posts and commands in both of the World Wars. However, he is most famous for his creation of the Fifth Republic in France. Before this republic, there were four others. The First Republic was a monarchy led by Napoleon Bonaparte until he was defeated in Russia^[1]. The Second Republic  was an Empire, the Third Republic was created after France was defeated by Germany, and the Fourth Republic was declared in 1946^[2]. During all these different republics, France was going through many difficult times, trying to claim more territory and keep themselves from being claimed. Citizens of Algeirs were starting to rebel, wanting to be their own independent country, and the French did not want to give it up. Finnally, in 1958, France was on the brink of a civil war. Charles de Gaulle looked to be the only person that could stop anything chaotic from occurring. The president in France gave complete control to de Gaulle for six months so he could create a new government which would clear up any troubles in France. Charles de Gaulle designed a constitution that provided the president, elected by the electoral college every seven years, with broad powers.