About François de Gaulle
Lived 1922 – 2020 (aged 98). François de Gaulle was a French missionary.
François de Gaulle (; 13 February 1922 – 2 April 2020) was a French Catholic priest and missionary.
Biography The nephew of Charles de Gaulle, François joined the White Fathers in 1940, and entered seminary in Tunisia. Starting in 1950, he spent 50 years in French Upper Volta, and watched as it transitioned to Burkina Faso.
De Gaulle was the author of J'ai vu se lever l'Église d'Afrique, produced from interviews with Victor Macé de Lépinay and published in 2011.
De Gaulle died on 2 April 2020, in Bry-sur-Marne at the age of 98, from COVID-19 during the pandemic in France.
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Who was François de Gaulle?
French Catholic priest (1922-2020)
When was François de Gaulle born?
François de Gaulle was born on 13 February 1922 in Montceau-les-Mines.
When did François de Gaulle die?
François de Gaulle died on 2 April 2020 in Bry-sur-Marne.
What was François de Gaulle's occupation?
François de Gaulle was a missionary.
What nationality was François de Gaulle?
François de Gaulle was French.
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