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More than a half-million people march up the Avenue des Champs-Elysées from the Place de la Concorde to show support for President Charles De Gaulle after the President gave a radio speech to the nation in which he announced the dissolution of the National Assembly, postponement of the Referendum (to June 16), a change in the government under Prime Minister Pompidou, and a call to civic action “everywhere and immediately to help the government and prefects” facing students’ and workers’ unrest, Place de l'Etoile, Paris, France, May 30, 1968. (Photo by Gökşin Sipahioğlu/SIPA Press)
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