September 28, 2006

Georges Clemenceau

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Clemenceau was a French journalist and statesman whose politics brought him into conflict with Napoleon III's government. After several years spent in the US, he returned to France and became mayor of Montmartre following Napoleon III's dethronement. In 1880, he began publishing La Justice, which became the primary organ of Parisian radicalism. His L'Aurore carried Zola's famous "J'accuse" on its front page. He served as premier during WWI and was a key architect of what treaty?
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