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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 governments of Harold MacMillan (10[2])and Harold Wilson were both vetoed entry into the European Economic (10[1])Community by this president. This president angered Lester Pearson when he declared during a visit to Montreal “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. ■END■

ANSWER: Charles de Gaulle [or Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle]
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