A French political movement of the 1880s-90s led by General Georges Boulanger, which advocated nationalist and conservative reforms.
Named directly after General Georges Boulanger, French military and political figure, using the -ism suffix to denote a political ideology or movement.
Boulangism was a shocking moment when a military general nearly took over France through popular support—it's a cautionary tale about how charisma and nationalism can combine dangerously.
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