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This leader insisted on referring to the Soviet Union as Russia due to viewing the nation as the fundamental unit of history. A different country’s leader derisively compared this leader to a surprised bathing llama and previously undermined this leader during the Levant Crisis. During a press conference discussing an arms embargo on Israel, this leader called the Jewish people “elite, full of themselves and domineering.” This man’s disagreements with the (*) Common Agricultural Policy led to the Empty Chair Crisis. (10[1])The (10[1])governments of Harold MacMillan and Harold Wilson were both vetoed entry into the European (10[1])Economic Community by this president. This president angered Lester Pearson (10[1])when he declared during a visit to (10[1])Montreal (-5[1])“Vive le Quebec libre!” For 10 points, name this French president who pursued a multipolar foreign policy after lack of Western support for the Algerian War. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Charles de Gaulle [or Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle]
<Strombeck, European History>
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