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Why did Georges Clemenceau resign as mayor of Montmartre in 1871?

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Georges Clemenceau resigned as mayor of the 18th arrondissement (Montmartre) and as a deputy on March 27, 1871, because he was unsuccessful in his attempts to mediate between the leaders of the Paris Commune and the National Assembly, which was then meeting at Versailles.1