charlesdegaulle French President: 1959-69 French soldier-statesman: 1890-1970 Paris airport Pompidou's predecessor Orly neighbor Controversial public figure in France President with a bridge in Montreal named after him He said "How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 kinds of cheese?" 39-Across in Paris His death prompted Georges Pompidou to say "France is a widow" Leader of the Free French