Georges Clemenceau
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (September 28, 1841 – November 24, 1929) was a French statesman, physician, and journalist. He also helped Émile Zola defending Alfred Dreyfus against Dreyfus Affair.
George Clemenceau | |
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| 72nd Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 25 October 1906 – 24 July 1909 | |
| President | Armand Fallières |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Sarrien |
| Succeeded by | Aristide Briand |
| 85th Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 16 November 1917 – 20 January 1920 | |
| President | Raymond Poincaré |
| Preceded by | Paul Painlevé |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Millerand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1841 |
| Died | 24 November 1929 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Radical |
| Profession | Physician, newspaper publisher |
Georges Clemenceau Media
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Clemenceau at age 24, c. 1865
- Mary Clémenceau, by Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet.jpg
Mary Clemenceau in period costume. Portrait by Ferdinand Roybet
- The Geography Lesson or "The Black Spot".jpg
An 1887 painting of a French child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War dramatizes the main goal of Clemenceau and the French in general, to regain those provinces
- Jean-François Raffaëlli - Georges Clemenceau prononçant un discours dans une réunion électorale.jpg
Clemenceau giving a speech in the Parisian Fernando Circus, painting by Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1883
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Portrait of Georges Clemenceau, painting by Édouard Manet, c. 1879–80
- Le duel Déroulède-Clemenceau 1893 - Le Petit Journal.jpg
Duel between Clemenceau and Paul Déroulède
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Clemenceau as prime minister of France
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Clemenceau in his office, 1929
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Clemenceau by Cecilia Beaux (1920)
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Title: Clemenceau*Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.