100 Years Ago

16 January 1922 David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, returned back to the UK from France and confirmed that the

15 January 1922 Raymond Poincaré, the new Prime Minister of France, said that “nothing has changed in the friendship between

14 January 1922 Raymond Poincaré was confirmed as the new Prime Minister of France, following the resignation of Aristide Briand.

13 January 1922 Aristide Briand resigned as the Prime Minister of France following political opposition to his policy at the

12 January 1922 David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, said that the UK would back the French if any country

11 January 1922 Arthur Griffith was confirmed as the new President of Dáil Éireann, the Irish Parliament, and he started

10 January 1922 David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, refused to comment on reports of a General Election being called,

9 January 1922 Éamon de Valera resigned from his role as President but said that he would continue to fight

8 January 1922 The issue of war reparations continued to cause issues at the Cannes Conference, with the French media

7 January 1922 Éamon de Valera offered to resign as the President of the Republic saying that “I am sick