▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁revol t . ▁The ▁put sch ists ▁threatened ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁Paris , ▁involving ▁par atro op ers ▁and ▁arm oured ▁forces ▁based ▁at ▁R amb ou illet , ▁unless ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Republic . ▁De ▁Ga ulle ▁did ▁so ▁under ▁the ▁pre condition ▁that ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁would ▁be ▁introduced ▁creating ▁a ▁powerful ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁sole ▁executive , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁de ▁Ga ulle , ▁ruled ▁for ▁seven - year ▁periods . ▁These ▁changes ▁were ▁introduced ▁and ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Republic ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Mass u ▁gave ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Süd deutsch e ▁Zeitung ▁newspaper ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁declared : ▁The ▁Army ▁has ▁the ▁power . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁it ▁yet , ▁because ▁the ▁opportunity ▁did ▁not ▁arise . ▁But ▁the ▁Army ▁will ▁use ▁its ▁power ▁in ▁one ▁precise ▁occasion ▁( ...) ▁it ▁encourag es ▁sett lers ▁to ▁const itute ▁par amil it ary ▁organis ations ▁and ▁provides ▁them ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Mass u ▁was ▁immediately ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁command ▁and ▁posted ▁to ▁Met z . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁Al ger ia ▁by ▁General ▁Jean ▁C ré pin . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁his ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Mass u ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁of ▁military ▁governor ▁of