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Events on Friday 1 July 1966 1
1966France withdraws from NATO's integrated commandDe Gaulle pulls French forces out while remaining in the alliancePresident Charles de Gaulle announced on 7 March 1966 that France would withdraw from NATO's integrated military command structure, demanding the removal of allied troops and bases from French soil. The withdrawal took effect on 1 July 1966, though France remained a member of the alliance itself.