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Georges Benjamin Clemenceau ( / ˈklɛmənsoʊ /, [1] also US: / ˌklɛmənˈsoʊ, ˌkleɪmɒ̃ˈsoʊ /, [2] [3] French: [ʒɔʁʒ bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ klemɑ̃so]; [a] 28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920. A key figure of the Independent ...
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Physician, journalist and Politician, French Prime Minister. Born 28 September 1841 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds, France. Died 24 November 1929 in Paris, France. During the war, Georges Clemenceau fought for a more efficient war effort and for parliamentary control of military affairs and, as a journalist, rejected unlimited censorship.
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- He grew up in a radical household. Clemenceau was born in 1841, in a rural region of France. His father, Benjamin, was a political activist and a deep hater of Catholicism: both were sentiments he instilled in his son.
- He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. Clemenceau returned to France in 1870 and quickly found himself embroiled in French politics: he was elected mayor of the 18th arrondissement and elected to the National Assembly too.
- He publicly divorced his wife in 1891. Whilst in America, Clemenceau married Mary Eliza Plummer, whom he had previously taught horseback riding to whilst she was a schoolgirl.
- He fought over a dozen duels in his life. Clemenceau often used duels to settle political scores, especially over cases of slander. In 1892, he duelled with Paul Déroulède, a politician who had levelled accusations of corruptions at him.
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The Council of Four from left to right: David Lloyd George, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson in Versailles. The Big Four or the Four Nations refer to the four top Allied powers of World War I [1] and their leaders who met at the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919. The Big Four is also known as the Council of ...
Georges Clemenceau. Georges Clemenceau [1] (Mouilleron-en-Pareds (Vendée), September, 28 1841 – November 24, 1929) was a French statesman, physician and journalist. He led France during World War I and was one of the major voices behind the Treaty of Versailles, chairing the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. He famously anticipated that the ...
May 11, 2018 · Georges Clemenceau >The French statesman Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) was twice premier of >France, in 1906-1909 and 1917-1919. He led France through the critical days >of World War I [1] and headed the French delegation to the Paris Peace >Conference. Georges Clemenceau was born on Sept.
Oct 29, 2009 · Treaty of Versailles Terms. The “Big Four” leaders of the victorious Western nations—Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France and, to a ...
