Word Origin and History for boondoggle Expand n. 1935, American English, of uncertain origin, popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make-work projects for the unemployed.
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot. Charles-Andre-AndrÃ©-Joseph marie De (gaulle 22 november â 1890 9 november), 1970 In france commonly referred to as le general GÃ©nÃ©ral, de gaulle Was a french military leader. and statesman
Charles de Gaulle 8 Jan 1959 - 28 Apr 1969 (+1970) RPR Georges Pompidou 20 Jun 1969 - 2 Apr 1974 (+) RPR Valry Giscard d'Estaing 27 May 1974 - 21 May 1981 UDF Franois Mitterrand 21 May 1981 - 17 May 1995 (+1996) PS Jacques Chirac 17 May 1995 - 16 May 2007 RPR, UMP Nicolas Sarkozy 16 May 2007 - UMP.