Founder of the Fifth Republic (2,6)

I believe the answer is:

de gaulle

(Other definitions for de gaulle that I've seen before include "Old statesman" , "French politician who didn't want us" , "Free French leader" , "French president, 1959-69" , "French general/president" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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