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Georges Ernest Boulanger

1837 - 1891

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Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger (29 April 1837 – 30 September 1891), nicknamed Général Revanche ("General Revenge"), was a French general and politician. An enormously popular public figure during the second decade of the Third Republic, he won multiple elections. At the zenith of his popularity in January 1889, he was feared to be powerful enough to establish himself as dictator. His base of support was the working-class districts of Paris and other cities, plus rural traditionalist Catholics and royalists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Ernest Boulanger is the 4,044th most popular politician (down from 3,550th in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from France (down from 1,112th in 2019) and the 282nd most popular French Politician.

Georges Ernest Boulanger was a French general and politician. He served as Minister of War in 1886 and then as Prime Minister from 1887 to 1888. He is most famous for his service in the Franco-Prussian War, where he was a general.

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Among politicians, Georges Ernest Boulanger ranks 4,044 out of 19,576. Before him are Alaungpaya, Netjerkare Siptah, Yusef of Morocco, Tassos Papadopoulos, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, and Al-Ashraf Khalil. After him are Mentuhotep IV, Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, Gülçiçek Hatun, Guy, Count of Flanders, Przemysł II, and Adad-nirari I.

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Among people born in 1837, Georges Ernest Boulanger ranks 24. Before him are Paul Morphy, Ivan Kramskoi, Marie François Sadi Carnot, John Newlands, Vasil Levski, and Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders. After him are Ilia Chavchavadze, Queen Cheorin, Rosalía de Castro, Empress Dowager Ci'an, Émile Waldteufel, and Francis, Duke of Teck. Among people deceased in 1891, Georges Ernest Boulanger ranks 27. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Carl Nägeli, Charles I of Württemberg, Albert Pike, Jan Neruda, and Édouard Lucas. After him are N. R. Pogson, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Theophil Hansen, Joseph Petzval, Ernest Meissonier, and William Tecumseh Sherman.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Ernest Boulanger ranks 1,206 out of 6,770. Before him are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Alain de Benoist (1943), Bertran de Born (1140), La Hire (1390), and Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726). After him are Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), Henry I of Navarre (1244), Tarrare (1772), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), Armand Guillaumin (1841), and Anne de Montmorency (1493).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Georges Ernest Boulanger ranks 282. Before him are Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611), Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), and Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523). After him are Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), Henry I of Navarre (1244), Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), and Isabella of Valois (1389).

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