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André Pierre Gabriel Amédée Tardieu (French: [ɑ̃dʁe taʁdjø]; 1876–1945) was three times Prime Minister of France (3 November 1929 – 17 February 1930; 2 March – 4 December 1930; 20 February – 10 May 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life in 1929–1932.
Tardieu was a graduate of the elite Lycée Condorcet. He was accepted by the even more prestigious École Normale Supérieure, but instead entered the diplomatic service. Later, he left the service and became famous as foreign affairs editor of the newspaper Le Temps. He founded the conservative newspaper L'Echo National in association with Georges Mandel.
In 1914 Tardieu was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from the département of Seine-et-Oise, as a candidate of the center-right Democratic Republican Alliance (Alliance Démocratique - AD). He retained this seat till 1924. From 1926 to 1936, he represented the département of Territoire de Belfort.
When World War I broke out, Tardieu enlisted in the army, serving as an infantryman till 1916. He then returned to politics. He served as Georges Clemenceau's lieutenant in 1919 during the Paris Peace Conference and as Commissioner for Franco-American War Cooperation. On 8 November 1919, he became Minister of Liberated Regions, administering Alsace and Lorraine, serving until Clemenceau's defeat in 1920.
Actors: Robert M. Lepage (composer), Arnie Gelbart (producer), Arnie Gelbart (miscellaneous crew), Paul Cowan (writer), Paul Cowan (director), Elizabeth Klinck (miscellaneous crew), Silva Basmajian (producer), Silva Basmajian (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Gabriel Nordmann (actor), Elizabeth Klinck (miscellaneous crew), Paul Bandey (actor), Gerry Flahive (producer), Paul Saadoun (producer), Paul Saadoun (producer), Marcus Matyas (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Using archival footage and dramatic re-enactments, this documentary deals with the immediate aftermath of the 1918 armistice that brought World War I to an end. From January to July 1919, the Paris Peace Conference dealt not only with issues related to Germany but with the thorny issue of national boundaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. From this conference emerged Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia; the annexation of parts of Germany by other countries; the creation of Iraq; and the transfer of German colonies in Africa and China to new colonial masters. It also led to the creation of the League of Nations, championed by President Woodrow Wilson but which the US never joined. When they finally dealt with the issue of war reparations, they imposed a payments schedule on Germany that many believe provided the underpinnings of World War II.
Keywords: 1910s, britain, conference, diplomacy, diplomat, docu-fiction, economist, europe, european-history, france