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Georges Boulanger — The general who made the Republic tremble, 1837–1891
“General Revanche”, idol of the crowds against the parliamentary regime, he triumphed in the Paris election of January 1889 — and refused the coup held out to him. Disgraced and exiled, he killed himself on his mistress’s grave; Clemenceau sneered: “He died as he lived: a second lieutenant.” (Editorial synthesis)
Georges Boulanger was born on 29 April 1837. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges Boulanger was born in Rennes. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges Boulanger died on 30 September 1891. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges Boulanger died in Ixelles. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Georges Boulanger died of his suicide on his mistress’s grave. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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