degaulle Major French airport Leader for whom a Parisian airport is named He succeeded Coty as French president General for whom a Paris airport is named French president, 1959-69 French president throughout the '60s Airport named for a president 1960s head of France "FREE FRANCE" LEADER Author of "The Army of the Future" European air hub French soldier, politician and airport Paris airport Air France hub President with an airport named for him 1960s French president Paris airport, familiarly Paris airport eponym