René Viviani

1863 - 1925

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

occupation: politician, lawyer, contributing editor

position held: member of the French National Assembly, Prime Minister of France, senator of the French Third Republic

Jean Raphaël Adrien René Viviani (French pronunciation: [ʁəne vivjani]; 8 November 1863 – 7 September 1925) was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as Prime Minister for the first year of World War I. He was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, in French Algeria. In France he sought to protect the rights of socialists and trade union workers. Source: Wikipedia (en)