Throughout former French prime minister and President Charles De Gaulle’s life, his popularity and influence earned him a series of different names and terms of address used to refer to him. Because of his political character, often regarded as controversial, these terms and names tend to reflect the feelings of the speaker towards Gaulle, whether that be of sympathy, respect, or scorn. Though the political controversies surrounding him that were present at the time have now largely ceased, some distinctions are still relevant today (for instance, the use of le Général almost always indicates that the speaker is a nostalgic Gaullist supporter). This article lists a series of names and terms of address used in France with respect to him. Names in current use Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle: This is the formal full name of de Gaulle, used for official purposes when he was alive, in his birth, marriage, and death certificates, passports and other identity documents. This full name is never used in France today, and it does not even appear in French encyclopaedias or dictionaries. Charles de Gaulle: This is the regular name that de Gaulle used in everyday life, the name that is used in French encyclopedias and dictionaries, official documents, the name used when French people show a list of all their former presidents, etc. le général de Gaulle: This name originates from the promotion of de Gaulle to provisional brigadier general by Prime Minister Paul Reynaud in May 1940. After his rebellion in June 1940, de Gaulle never returned into the army, and became a political figure, thus never advancing to higher ranks of general. When he was prime minister or president he always refused to promote himself to higher ranks. Thus, one of the most famous French generals remained only a two-star general (as in France brigadier generals have two stars). De Gaulle was very much attached to his military past, and during his political career he often appeared with his two-star general's uniform, especially during critical moments such as the Putsch of Algiers in 1961. Many French people considered it humorous to see a two-star general commanding authority over five-star generals. Indeed, during the Second World War, two-star general de Gaulle had been scorned by five-star generals who remained faithful to Vichy France. This may explain why de Gaulle remained attached to his two-star status, which was reminding the days of