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evidence: Rene Goblet -LRB- -LSB- ʁəne ɡɔblɛ -RSB- ; 26 November 1828 -- 13 September 1905 -RRB- was a French politician , Prime Minister of France for a period in 1886 -- 1887 .. Prime Minister of France. Prime Minister of France. He was born at Aire-sur-la-Lys , Pas-de-Calais and was trained in law .. Aire-sur-la-Lys. Aire-sur-la-Lys. Under the Second Empire , he helped found a Liberal journal , Le Progres de la Somme , and in July 1871 he was sent by the departement of the Somme to the National Assembly , where he took his place on the extreme left .. Second Empire. Second French Empire. Somme. Somme ( department ). left. Left-wing politics. Having failed to secure election in 1876 , he was returned for Amiens the following year .. Amiens. Amiens. He held a minor government office in 1879 , and in 1882 became minister of the interior in the Freycinet cabinet .. Freycinet. Charles de Freycinet. He was minister of education , fine arts and religion in Henri Brisson 's first cabinet in 1885 , and again under Freycinet in 1886 , when he greatly increased his reputation by an able defence of the government 's education proposals .. Henri Brisson. Henri Brisson. Freycinet. Charles de Freycinet. Meanwhile his independence and outspokenness had alienated him from many of his party , and throughout his life he was frequently in conffict with his political associates , from Leon Gambetta downwards .. Leon Gambetta. Leon Gambetta. On the fall of the Freycinet cabinet in December he formed a cabinet in which be reserved for himself the portfolios of the interior and of religion .. Freycinet. Charles de Freycinet. The Goblet cabinet was unpopular from the outset , and it was with difficulty that anybody could be found to accept the ministry of foreign affairs , which was finally given to Gustave Flourens .. Gustave Flourens. Gustave Flourens. Then came what is known as the Schnaebele incident , the arrest on the German frontier of a French official named Schnaebele , which caused immense excitement in France .. Schnaebele incident. Schnaebele incident. For some days Goblet took no definite decision , but left Flourens , who stood for peace , to fight it out with General Boulanger , the minister of war , who urged the despatch of an ultimatum .. left. Left-wing politics. General Boulanger. Georges Boulanger. Although he finally intervened on the side of Flourens , and peace was preserved , his weakness in the face of Boulangist propaganda became a national danger .. Defeated on the budget in May 1887 , his government resigned ; but he returned to office next year as foreign minister in the radical administration of Charles Floquet .. Charles Floquet. Charles Floquet. He was defeated at the polls by a Boulangist candidate in 1889 , and sat in the senate from 1891 to 1893 when he returned to the popular chamber .. In association with Edouard Locroy , Ferdinand Sarrien and Paul Peytral he drew up a republican programme which they put forward in the Petite Republique francaise .. Edouard Locroy. Edouard Locroy. Ferdinand Sarrien. Ferdinand Sarrien. Paul Peytral. Paul Peytral. At the elections of 1898 he was defeated , and from then on took little part in public affairs .. He died in Paris .. Paris. Paris