Politics
Category
(420)1915
January
February
March
April
May
- 28
- Arthur Balfour becomes First Lord of the AdmiraltyIn late May 1915 the former prime minister Arthur Balfour replaced Churchill at the Admiralty. He was the only Conservative with real influence on the war.
- Teófilo Braga becomes President of PortugalAt the end of May 1915 the Portuguese Congress elected the 72-year-old writer and scholar Teófilo Braga president, to complete Manuel de Arriaga's term.
- 29
- Italians formally occupy VlorëThe British chronology says the Italians formally occupied Vlorë on 29 May 1915. They had held it since December 1914; at war, it became their base.
- Resignation of Manuel de ArriagaOn 29 May 1915 Manuel de Arriaga, first elected president of Portugal, resigned before Congress. The May rising's victors saw him as abetting dictatorship.
June
- 24
- Robert Lansing becomes Secretary of StateOn 24 June 1915 Robert Lansing became US Secretary of State. He replaced William J. Bryan, who resigned in protest at the second Lusitania note.
- British act on exports to the NetherlandsOn 24 June 1915 a British act came into force under which all exports to the Netherlands could be directed solely to the Netherlands Overseas Trust.
July
August
October
- 05
- Venizelos resigns againOn 5 October 1915 King Constantine I refused to back Venizelos's policy, although Parliament had given him a vote of confidence. The premier resigned again.
- Bernardino Machado takes office as presidentOn 5 October 1915, the fifth anniversary of the republic's proclamation, Bernardino Machado was sworn in as President of Portugal, succeeding Teófilo Braga.
- 13
- Théophile Delcassé resignsOn 13 October 1915 the French foreign minister Théophile Delcassé finally stepped down. He left ill, after the failure of Entente diplomacy in Bulgaria.
- Kikujirō Ishii becomes foreign ministerOn 13 October 1915 Kikujirō Ishii, ambassador in Paris, became Japan's foreign minister. A supporter of closer ties with the Entente, he took over from Ōkuma.
- 29
- Fall of the Viviani governmentOn 29 October 1915 René Viviani's government fell. After Balkan setbacks and failed offensives he could not reshape his cabinet and gave way to Briand.
- Millerand leaves the Ministry of WarOn 29 October 1915 War Minister Alexandre Millerand, criticised for munitions shortages and deference to Joffre, left office with Viviani's government.
- 30
- Aristide Briand becomes prime minister of FranceOn 30 October 1915 France had a new government. Aristide Briand became prime minister and foreign minister and brought veteran politicians into his cabinet.
- Joseph Gallieni becomes minister of warOn 30 October 1915 General Joseph Gallieni, defender of Paris in 1914, became minister of war in Briand's government. He accepted the post very reluctantly.
November
- 03
- Serbian government leaves KraljevoOn 3 November 1915, as Kragujevac fell, Pašić's government and the Supreme Command left Kraljevo for Raška. It had left Niš, the wartime capital, a week before.
- Port and Transit Executive CommitteeOn 3 November 1915 Asquith set up a committee with executive powers to clear the congestion in British ports and speed up the turn-round of ships.
- 10
- Britain introduces licences for shipsFrom 10 November 1915 British ships of 500 tons or more needed a licence to carry cargo between foreign ports. They were to return to serving the home country.
- Requisitioning of ships to carry foodOn 10 November 1915 the Board of Trade was empowered to direct ships to carry grain. A committee for the carriage of foodstuffs was to increase wheat supplies.