Georges Clemenceau

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Georges Clemenceau

Early Life:
-Born on September 28th, 1841 in Vendee, France
-Benjamin Clemenceau, his father, was a supporter of the 1848 revolution and was his son’s role model.
-Georges grew up strongly believing in Republican views.

Education:
-Trained to be a doctor.
-Not much else is known about his education and schooling.

Achievements:
-With a group of students, he wrote Le Travail. This was seized by the police and Georges spent 73 days in prison.
-After he was released, he started to write a journal called Le Matin, but then he got in trouble with the authorities and was forced to stop.
-After finishing his medical studies, he went to go and live and New York.
-He was amazed by the amount of freedom that the people had, both politically and socially. -Worked as a teacher in Stanford, Connecticut
-Eventually married one of his students and had three children. However, the marriage did not work out.
-When he returned, he was elected as a Radical Republican deputy in the National
Assembly. (1871)
-Was re-elected to the National Assembly. (1876)
-In 1902, he became a senator, and four years later, he was appointed minister of home affairs. -Became Frances Prime Minister. (1907-1910)
-Under the presidency of Raymond Poincare, he was appointed Prime Minister for a second time. (1917-1920)
-Was Minister of War in World War One.

Major Accomplishments:
-He voted against peace terms demanded by Germany in 1871.
-Because of his aggressive debating style, Clemenceau was given the nickname of “the
Tiger”.
-He ruthlessly suppressed any popular strikes and demonstrations. As Prime Minister, he was marked by his hostility towards socialists.
-During WW1, he clamped down on politicians calling for peace and punished them.
-Insisted that the French Army lead the offensive against the German Army in 1918.
-Pushed the war vigorously until the final victory.

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