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15th November 1917: Clemenceau appointed Prime Minister of France
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:45
Publish Date: 2017-11-14 21:05:12
Description: On the 15th November 1917, Georges Clemenceau was appointed Prime Minister of France for the second time. His appointment was something of a surprise, especially as it was made by President Raymond Poincare with whom he had a particularly frosty relationship. Clemenceau had previously held the position until 1909, after which he spent much of his time criticising the government in his own radical newspaper. However, within the first three years of the war three separate Prime Ministers had served and Poincare recognised that Clemenceau’s desire to defeat Germany made him the best replacement. As 1917 wore on, the French ...
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