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George Clemenceau
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(1929-11-24) (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.

Images for kids

  • Mary Clémenceau, by Ferdinand Victor Léon Roybet

    Mary Clémenceau in period costume. (portrait by Ferdinand Roybet)

  • Édouard Manet - Portrait of George Clemeceau

    Portrait of Clemenceau by Édouard Manet, c. 1879–80

  • 1887 Bettanier Der Schwarze Fleck anagoria

    A painting from 1887 depicting a French child being taught about the "lost" province of Alsace-Lorraine in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War. Regaining those provinces was the main goal of Clemenceau and the French in general

  • Duel Deroulède-Clémenceau

    Duel between Georges Clemenceau and Paul Déroulède

  • Georges Clemenceau

    Clemenceau as Prime Minister of France

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2004-1110-502, Georges Clemenceau

    Clemenceau in his office

  • Clemenceau Beaux 1920

    Georges Clemenceau by Cecilia Beaux (1920).


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