Georges Clemenceau
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 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.
Georges Clemenceau Media
Clemenceau at age 24, c. 1865
Mary Clemenceau in period costume. Portrait by Ferdinand Roybet
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
Clemenceau giving a speech in the Parisian Fernando Circus, painting by Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1883
Portrait of Georges Clemenceau, painting by Édouard Manet, c. 1879–80
Duel between Clemenceau and Paul Déroulède
Clemenceau as prime minister of France
Clemenceau in his office, 1929
Clemenceau by Cecilia Beaux (1920)
Title: Clemenceau*Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
