Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, French Politician
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (September 28, 1841 - November 24, 1929) was a French politician, physician, and journalist who was Prime Minister of France during WWI. Clemenceau was Prime Minister of France from 1906-09 and from 1917-20. In favor of a total victory over the German Empire, he militated for the restitution of Alsace-Lorraine to France. He was one of the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Nicknamed PC re la Victoire (Father Victory) or Le Tigre (The Tiger), he took a harsh position against defeated Germany and won agreement on Germany's payment of large sums for reparations. In late 1922, Clemenceau gave a lecture tour in the major cities of the American northeast. He defended the policy of France, including war debts and reparations, and condemned American isolationism. He was well received and attracted large audiences, but America's policy remained unchanged. He died in 1929 at the age of 88. GonzCglez Gamarra, 1918
