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Building, current headquarters of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation à Paris 1er dans Paris

Paris

Building, current headquarters of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation

    10 Rue de Solferino
    75007 Paris 7e Arrondissement
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Crédit photo : Moonik - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1900
Construction of building
1971
Creation of the Charles de Gaulle Institute
1992
Recognition of public utility
20 avril 2007
Monument protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The whole building (Case AQ 16): registration by order of 20 April 2007

Key figures

Charles de Gaulle - General and President of the Republic Central figure commemorated by the foundation.
Pierre Lefranc - Founder of the Institute Animated the institute until 1991.
André Malraux - First President of the Institute Directed the institute from 1971 to 1976.
Yves Guéna - President of the Foundation Directed the institute then the foundation.

Origin and history

The building at 5 rue de Solferino, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, is a mansion built on the edge of the 19th and 20th centuries, around 1900. Today it is the seat of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation, which perpetuates the memory and action of General de Gaulle (1890-1970), a major figure of free France during the Second World War and President of the Republic from 1959 to 1969. This place was also that of the Gathering of the French People (RPF) until 1955, then of the Civic Action Service until 1981.

The Charles-de-Gaulle Foundation, recognized as a public utility in 1992, succeeded the Charles-de-Gaulle Institute created in 1971 by Pierre Lefranc. The institute, chaired by personalities such as André Malraux, Gaston Palewski or Yves Guéna, was responsible for promoting the Gaullist heritage. In 2006, the Institute merged with the Foundation, which has since received financial support from the State, with annual grants ranging from €710,000 to €1.43 million between 2006 and 2015.

The building, fully protected by a decree of 20 April 2007, now houses scientific and cultural activities. The foundation organizes symposia, publishes the magazine Espoir, and manages emblematic places such as De Gaulle's home in Lille or the Boisserie estate in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises. She also contributed to the creation of historial Charles de Gaulle at the Musée de l'Armée et du Mémorial de Colombey. A documentation centre, with archives and specialized library, is accessible to researchers.

External links

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