Historical Figure
Georges Clemenceau
President of the Council of France (1906–1909, 1917–1920)
About Georges Clemenceau
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau was a French statesman who was prime minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920. A physician turned journalist, he played a central role in the politics of the Third Republic, particularly amid the end of the First World War. He was a key figure of the Independent Radicals, advocating for the separation of church and state, as well as the amnesty of the Communards exiled to New Caledonia.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
War1914 CE – 1918 CE
World War I
The first industrialized global conflict, killing an estimated 15–22 million people (roughly 9–11 million military and 6–13 million civilian), and fundamentally redrawing the map of Europe and the Middle East.
Pandemic1918 CE – 1920 CE
Spanish Flu
The most deadly pandemic in recorded history infected an estimated 500 million people — one-third of the world's population — and killed between 50 and 100 million, more than the entirety of World War I, disproportionately killing healthy young adults through a cytokine storm immune overreaction.
Treaty1919 CE – 1919 CE
Treaty of Versailles
The peace treaty ending WWI imposed harsh terms on Germany including reparations, territorial losses, and war guilt clause.