Mayor1870
Appointed Mayor of Montmartre
Historical person
Georges Clemanceau Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Georges Clemanceau, based on 17 World History Database records associated with France.
17 records1870–192014 events4 places
Chronological biography
1870
1871
National Assembly1871
Appointed Member of National Assembly
1876
Deputy1876
Appointed Deputy
1902
Senator1902
Appointed Senator for Var
1906
Minister of Interior1906
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Prime Minister of France1906
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term
1909
Resignation of Georges Clemanceau21 July 1909
Resigns after a debate on the condition of the French Navy
1917
Minister of War16 November 1917
Appointed Minister of War
Prime Minister of France16 November 1917
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term
1918
Conference of Paris1918
Presides over the peace conference which draws up the Treaty of Versailles. Fails to secure the Rhine as a French frontier
Conference of Paris18 January 1918
Elected Chairman of the Peace Conference
Peace18 April 1918
Discloses the peace offer made by Emperor Charles I
Speech4 June 1918
Announces, "I shall fight before Paris..."
Dismissal21 October 1918
Advocates the dismissal of Pershing
1919
Election16 November 1919
Clemanceaus coalition Government wins the election
1920
Election17 January 1920
Defeated in the presidential election
Rule of Syria10 August 1920
Under the Treaty of Svres Syria is ceded to France
Titles and roles
Deputy · Mayor of Montmartre · Member of National Assembly · Minister of Interior · Minister of War · Prime Minister of France · Senator
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.