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Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré ( French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ pwɛ̃kaʁe]; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France . Trained in law, Poincaré was elected deputy in 1887 and served in the cabinets of Dupuy and Ribot.
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Nov 9, 2009 · French statesman Raymond Poincaré (1860-1934) served his country as president during World War I (1914-18) and later as prime minister during a series of financial crises. Before the war, he...
Raymond Poincaré (born August 20, 1860, Bar-le-Duc, France—died October 15, 1934, Paris) French statesman who as prime minister in 1912 largely determined the policy that led to France’s involvement in World War I, during which he served as president of the Third Republic.
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Raymond Poincaré, the president of the French Republic, asserted his authority as early as 1914, in a manner contrary to institutional practices that had prevailed since 1877. After his August 1914 call for a political truce or “ union sacrée ”, Poincaré remained a major actor in governmental decisions until the autumn of 1917.
Dec 16, 2015 · He concludes that French President Raymond Poincaré did not, in his dealings with Russia, actively intend a military escalation of the July Crisis, but that his aim was to achieve a political victory for the Entente. Footnote 23 That said, Poincaré was prepared, in this pursuit, to risk war if Germany insisted on taking things further. On the ...
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During the First World War Poincare called upon Georges Clemenceau to form a government in 1917, despite his personal loathing of the man. Following the armistice Poincare called for harsh remedies against Germany, and for future guarantees of French security.
May 29, 2018 · The French statesman Raymond Poincaré (1860-1934) served as president of France during World War I and four times as its premier. French politics from 1912 to 1929 was largely dominated by the figures of Raymond Poincaré and Georges Clemenceau .