Comité national français

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The Comité national français was the governing body of the Free French movement during World War II, led by Charles de Gaulle as a government-in-exile opposing Vichy France and coordinating resistance efforts.

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Label Occurrences
Comité national français canonical 1
French National Committee 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Free French institution
government-in-exile
alliedWith Allied powers
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
appliesToJurisdiction Free French territories
conflict World War II
country Free France
describedAs central political organ of Free France
dissolvedAfter creation of the French Committee of National Liberation
followedBy French Committee of National Liberation
linked to: Free France
follows Appeal of 18 June
hasGoal continuation of war against Nazi Germany
liberation of France
restoration of French sovereignty
hasMotto continuation of the fight against occupation (de facto, Gaullist line)
hasPart Free French military command
linked to: Free French Forces

diplomatic services of Free France
political representatives of Free France
hasTypeOfGovernment provisional authority
headOfGovernment Charles de Gaulle
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
ideology Gaullism
influenced post-war French provisional government
influencedBy French republican tradition
languageUsed French
leader Charles de Gaulle
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
militaryBranch Free French Forces
notableCommander Charles de Gaulle
opposedBy Vichy regime
opposedTo Vichy France
opposes collaboration with Nazi Germany
partOf Free French movement
politicalPosition French nationalism
anti-fascism
precededBy initial Free French command structures in London
replaces authority of the Third French Republic in exile
role coordination of French resistance efforts
governing body of the Free French movement
representation of Free France to the Allies
significantEvent coordination of Free French forces in North Africa
negotiations with Allied governments
temporalContext Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Bureau Central de Renseignements et d’Action subordinateTo French National Committee
linked to: Comité national français