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Raymond Poincare Biography and Timeline

Follow Raymond Poincare through 21 dated historical records for France.

Raymond Poincare, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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1860–1928Years on this page

1860

Birth of Raymond Poincare

Bar-le-Duc · Government / Government of France

Birth of Raymond Poincare, son of a middle class familly in Eastern France

1887

Chamber of Deputies

Member of Chamber of Deputies · Lorraine · Government / Government of France

Appointed Member of Chamber of Deputies for Lorraine

1912

Foreign Secretary of France

Foreign Secretary of France · Government / Government of France

Appointed Foreign Minister

Role range: 1912-1913

Prime Minister of France

Prime Minister of France · Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

Role range: 1912-1913

1913

Visit to London

President of France · London · Government / Republic, 3rd

Visits Great Britain

Role range: 1870-1914 – 1913-1920

Reform of Armed Forces

President of France · Paris · Government / Republic, 3rd

The Army Bill imposes 3 years military service

Role range: 1870-1914 – 1913-1920

President of France

President of France · Government / Republic, 3rd

Appointed President of France

Role range: 1870-1914 – 1913-1920

1914

Gold Convertibility

President of France · Paris · Government / Government of France

France restricts gold redemption and exports as wartime finance replaces normal convertibility.

Role range: 1914-1918 – 1913-1920

1918

Occupation

President of France · Rhineland, The · Government / Republic, 3rd

The AEF occupy the west bank of the Rhine

Role range: 1870-1914 – 1913-1920

1922

Mandate Confirmation

Prime Minister · Prime Minister of France · Paris · Warfare / League of Nations

League approval confirms French mandates in Syria and Lebanon.

Role range: 1922-1924

Prime Minister of France

Prime Minister of France · Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term

Role range: 1922-1924

1923

Occupation

Prime Minister of France · Ruhr · Government / Government of France

Sends in French troops to occupy the Ruhr. France and Belgium decide to send some engineers to the Ruhr area to speed up the German deliveries, 5 divisions with heavy weapons are sent with them for protection, the Occupation of the Rhineland

Role range: 1922-1924

Reparations

Prime Minister of France · Ruhr · Government / Government of France

France and Belgium decide to send some engineers to the Ruhr area to speed up the German deliveries, 5 divisions with heavy weapons are sent with them for protection, the Occupation of the Rhineland

Role range: 1922-1924

1924

Election

Prime Minister of France · Government / Government of France

Defeated by Radicals & Socialists

Role range: 1922-1924

1926

Independence of France

Prime Minister of France · Government / Coalition Government

Lebanon is declared a Republic

Role range: 1926-1929

Independence of Lebanon

Prime Minister of France · Government / Coalition Government

Lebanon is declared a Republic

Role range: 1926-1929

Government

Prime Minister of France · Government / Coalition Government

Heads a coalition Government

Role range: 1926-1929

Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Minister of Finance

Role range: 1926-1929

Prime Minister of France

Prime Minister of France · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 3rd term

Role range: 1926-1929

Franc Stabilisation

Prime Minister of France · Paris · Government / Government of France

Poincare stabilises the franc at a depreciated rate before its formal gold definition.

Role range: 1926-1929

1928

Gold Standard

Prime Minister of France · Paris · Government / Government of France

France legally defines the stabilised franc by gold at one-fifth of its pre-war content.

Role range: 1926-1929

Records, sources and methodology

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