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France in 1911

Historical records for France in 1911, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
8Events
3Named people
2Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

April 1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

A rebellion breakss out In Morocco against the Sultan, Abdelhafid. by April the Sultan is besieged in his palace in Fez and the French prepare troops to help put down the rebellion under the pretext of protecting European lives and property

April 1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

Britain tries to restrain France from adopting over-hasty measures and to disuade her from sending troops to Fez, the efforts fail but Edward Grey the British Foreign Secretary felt that his hands were tied and that he is forced to support France.

April 1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

The French dispatch a flying column at the end of April 1911 and Germany gives approval for the occupation of Fez.

April 1911Rule of FezAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

The French dispatch a flying column at the end of April 1911 and Germany gives approval for the occupation of Fez

July

7 July 1911German Congo Compensation ProposalAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

Receives Germany's demand for colonial compensation in French Equatorial Africa during negotiations over Morocco.

9 July 1911Franco-German Congo NegotiationsAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

Authorizes negotiations offering territory in Middle Congo as part of a settlement of the Agadir crisis.

November

4 November 1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I

4 November 1911Treaty of FezAristide Briand

Fez · Government / Government of France

A 275 000 km territory, known as Neukamerun, becomes part of the German colony of Kamerun and part of German West Africa, which only lasts briefly until they are captured by the allies in World War I

Other Events

1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

A rebellion breaks out In Morocco against the Sultan, Abdelhafid. by April the Sultan is besieged in his palace in Fez and the French prepare troops to help put down the rebellion under the pretext of protecting European lives and property.

1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

Britain tries to restrain France from adopting over-hasty measures and to dissuade her from sending troops to Fez, the efforts fail but Edward Grey the British Foreign Secretary felt that his hands were tied and that he is forced to support France.

1911Agadir CrisisAristide Briand

Agadir · Government / Government of France

The British support France as in the First Moroccan Crisis again showing the strength of the Entente Cordiale

1911Chief of General StaffJoseph Joffre

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief-of General Staff

1911Entente CordialeAristide Briand

Government / Government of France

The British support France as in the First Moroccan Crisis again showing the strength of the Entente Cordiale

1911Minister of LabourJoseph Paul-Boncour

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Labour

Names involved

Aristide BriandJoseph JoffreJoseph Paul-Boncour

Places involved

AgadirFez

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.