Aristide Briand
Aristide Briand (French: [a.ʁis.tid bʁi.jɑ̃]; 28 March 1862 – 7 March 1932) became the Prime Minister of France in 1909. He participated in the movement for labour-union formation and also in drafting the law of separation of church and state. Briand was criticised for trying to make peace with Germany. However, it was Briand who played a leading role in formulating the Locarno Pact, a treaty intended to establish peace in western Europe and ease relations with Germany.[1]
Aristide Briand | |
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| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 24 July 1909 – 2 March 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Clemenceau |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Monis |
| In office 21 January 1913 – 22 March 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Poincaré |
| Succeeded by | Louis Barthou |
| In office 29 October 1915 – 20 March 1917 | |
| Preceded by | René Viviani |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Ribot |
| In office 16 January 1921 – 15 January 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Georges Leygues |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Poincaré |
| In office 28 November 1925 – 20 July 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Painlevé |
| Succeeded by | Édouard Herriot |
| In office 29 July 1929 – 2 November 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Poincaré |
| Succeeded by | André Tardieu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1862 Nantes |
| Died | 7 March 1932 (aged 69) Paris |
| Political party | SFIO PRS |
Aristide Briand Media
Painting by Marcel Baschet
Briand with British Army officer John Maxwell
The French colonial empire in the 1920s
Briand (centre) with members of the French delegation including Henri Fromageot and Philippe Berthelot at the Locarno Treaties, 1925 Autochrome by Roger Dumas
Aristide Briand and Gustav Stresemann
References
- ↑ Frederick, Robert (2005). 100 Great Leaders. India. ISBN 0-7554-3390-4.