Georges Clemenceau

Biography

Georges Clemenceau was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France twice, from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920. A key figure of the Independent Radicals, he advocated for the separation of church and state, amnesty for exiled Communards, and opposition to colonization. Clemenceau led France through the end of World War I, demanding a total victory over Germany and securing reparations, colonies, and the restitution of Alsace-Lorraine.