WHO'S WHO (WWI) (Part VIII)Online version Who were the main military leaders, political leaders, monarchs and pacifists during the WWI? by Javier Ramón Núñez 1 French political leader who served two terms as the nation’s prime minister. Pistas 1 He trained as a physician and worked in the United States during the 1860s. 2 On his return to France he joined the left wing Radical Party, entered local government in Paris and eventually took up a seat in the national legislature. 3 When the French government fell in 1906, he became prime minister, a position he occupied for three years. 4 Known for his strong speeches and barely restrained anger, he was dubbed ‘the Tiger’ by many pundits. 5 He became prime minister again in November 1917 and immediately set about intensifying the French war effort. 6 He is perhaps best known for his actions at the Paris peace conferences in 1919, where he demanded a punitive treaty that would dismember or cripple Germany forever.