Georges Clemenceau Prime minister

Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɔʁʒ bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ klemɑ̃so]; 28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) was a French statesman who led the nation in the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party, he played a central role in politics during the Third Republic. Clemenceau served as the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909, and again from 1917 to 1920. He was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles at the France Peace Conference of 1919. Nicknamed "Père la Victoire" (Father Victory) or "Le Tigre" (The Tiger), he took a harsh position against defeated Germany, though not quite as much as President Poincaré, and won agreement on Germany's payment of large sums for reparations.

Personal facts

Georges Clemenceau
Birth dateSeptember 28, 1841
Birth place
Mouilleron-en-Pareds
Date of deathNovember 24, 1929
Place of death
Paris
Spouse
Mary Plummer

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