It is the events of Algeria that precipitated the General’s return to the front of the stage in 1958. Appointed head of the government he enjoys special powers to resolve the crisis. He makes several trips there. At first acquired to the cause of the French Agria, the general quickly realized that the solution would come only from self-determination. After many clashes and vicissitudes he succeeded and signed the agreements of Evian in March 1962, putting an end to the war