Occupation of the Ruhr
In 1922 Poincaré returned to power as Prime Minister. In 1923 he ordered the Occupation of the Ruhr to enforce payment of German reparations. By this time Poincaré was seen, especially in the English-speaking world, as an aggressive figure ("Poincaré-la-Guerre") who had helped to cause the war in 1914 and who now favoured punitive anti-German policies. His government was defeated by the "Cartel des Gauches" at the elections of 1924. He served a third term as Prime Minister in 1926–1929.