Desc: Le tour de France des présidents: Directed by Ruth Zylberman. With Jacques Chirac, Charles de Gaulle, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand. If we stick only to the Fifth Republic, General de Gaulle, elected in December 1958, and all his successors at the head of France, led a trend and often visited the main regions and departments of France during their seven years in office.