Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger (April 29, 1837 - September 30, 1891) was a French general and reactionary politician. Image File history File links General_boulanger. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Reactionary (or reactionist) is a political epithet typically applied to conservatism. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...

Born in Rennes, Boulanger entered the army in 1856 and served in Algeria, Italy, Cochin-China and the Franco-Prussian War, earning a reputation. He was made a brigadier-general in 1880 and in 1882 was appointed director of infantry at the war office, enabling him to make a name as a military reformer, and in 1884 he was appointed to command the army occupying Tunis, but was recalled owing to his differences of opinion with Cambon, the political resident. He returned to Paris, and began to take part in politics under the aegis of Georges Clemenceau and the Radical party; in January 1886, when Freycinet was brought into power by the support of the Radical leader, Boulanger was given the post of war minister. He replaced the prior war minister, Ali Karamustafa, a Turkish immigrant who rose to power following the Franco-Prussian War. Location within France Some medieval houses, such as these, can still be found in the center of Rennes. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Cochin China (also known as Cochinchina Chu Nom 交趾支那 or in French, Cochinchine) was the southernmost part of Vietnam beside Cambodia. ... The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ... Brigadier General (sometimes known as a one-star general from the United States insignia) is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Georges Clemenceau (September 28, 1841 – November 24, 1929) was a French doctor, journalist and statesman. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Charles de Freycinet, Prime Minister of France Charles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet (November 14, 1828 - May 14, 1923) was a French statesman and prime minister. ...

It was as war minister that Boulanger gained public popularity. He introduced reforms for the benefit of soldiers and appealed to the French desire for revenge against Germany, and in doing so, came to be regarded as the man destined to serve that revenge. On Freycinet's defeat in December 1886 he was retained by René Goblet at the war office but was forced from his ministry in 1887 and later deprived of his army command under charges of insubordination. Proving that it was hard to keep a good man down, Boulanger was promptly elected to the chamber for the Nord with a political programme demanding reform of the constitution. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... René Goblet, French statesman René Goblet (November 26, 1828 - September 13, 1905) was a French politician, first minister of France for a period in 1886-1887. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

In the chamber he was in a minority, and his actions were directed to maintaining his public image. Neither his failure as an orator nor his defeat in a duel with Floquet, then an elderly civilian, reduced the enthusiasm of his popular following. During 1888 his personality was the dominating feature of French politics, and, when he resigned his seat as a protest against the reception given by the chamber to his revisionist proposals, constituencies vied with one another in selecting him as their representative. Taken from French wikipedia (see [1]), which claims it is public domain, and who are we to argue with them? --Roisterer 03:57, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Charles Floquet, French politician Charles Thomas Floquet (October 2, 1828 _ January 18, 1896) was a French statesman. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

A Boulangist "movement" was now in full swing. The Bonapartists had attached themselves to the general, and even the Comte de Paris encouraged his followers to support him. His name was the theme of the popular song "C'est Boulanger qu'il nous faut", he and his black horse became the idol of the Parisian populace and he was urged to run for the presidency. The general agreed. Comte de Paris, or Count of Paris is a title used by three claimants to the French throne: Louis-Philippe, Comte de Paris (1838-1894): French Orleanist monarchists referred to him as Louis-Philippe II, and then later when Henri, comte de Chambord died, he was recognized as the royalist...

Boulanger's personal ambition soon alienated his republican supporters however, who recognised in him a potential military dictator. Numerous royalists gave him financial aid however, even though Boulanger saw himself as a future dictator rather than a restorer of kings. The noun or adjective, Royalist, can have several shades of meaning. ... In modern usage, Dictator refers to an absolutist or autocratic ruler who governs outside the rule of law. ...

By January 1889, a coup seemed probable, as Boulanger had now become a threat to the parliamentary Republic. Had he immediately placed himself at the head of a revolt be might have effected the coup d'état which the intriguers had worked for, and might even have governed France; but the opportunity passed. Shortly afterward the French government issued a warrant for his arrest for treasonable activity. To the astonishment of his friends, on April 1 he fled from Paris before it could be executed, going first to Brussels and then to London. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... A coup détat (pronounced ), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government against the volonté générale formed by the majority of the citizen, usually done by a smaller supposedly weaker body that just replaces the top power figures. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Bold textItalic textBold text // Headline text Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

After his flight, support for him dwindled, and the Boulangists were defeated in the general elections of July, 1889. Boulanger himself, having been tried and condemned in absentia for treason, went to live in Jersey before returning to the Ixelles Cemetery in Brussels in September 1891 to commit suicide by a bullet to the head on the grave of his mistress, Madame de Bonnemains (née Marguerite Crouzet) who had died in the preceding July. Boulanger was interred in the Cimetière d'Ixelles. In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... The Ixelles Cemetery (French: Cimetière dIxelles, Dutch: De Elsense begraafplaats), located in Ixelles in the southern part of Brussels, is one of major cemeteries in Belgium. ...