Trudeaumania

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Trudeaumania was a wave of intense popular enthusiasm and celebrity-style adulation that swept Canada during Pierre Trudeau’s rise to power in the late 1960s.

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instanceOf mass political enthusiasm
political phenomenon
appliesToOffice Prime Minister of Canada
associatedWithEvent 1968 Canadian federal election
1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership convention
associatedWithLocation Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
chronologyFollowedBy decline in Trudeau’s personal popularity in the 1970s
country Canada
describedAs Canadian version of a political craze
endCause economic and political challenges of the 1970s
waning novelty of Trudeau’s leadership
genre political culture phenomenon
hasAcademicStudyField Canadian political history
celebrity politics
political communication
hasCharacteristic celebrity-style adulation
intense popular enthusiasm
leader-focused campaigning
media-driven popularity
youthful excitement
hasEffect elevation of Pierre Trudeau to celebrity status
increased voter turnout among youth
landslide Liberal victory in 1968 election
personalization of Canadian federal politics
hasSlogan Come work with me
hasSymbol Trudeau campaign paraphernalia
campaign buttons featuring Pierre Trudeau
posters featuring Pierre Trudeau
involves extensive media coverage
large campaign crowds
mass rallies
personal charisma of Pierre Trudeau
involvesDemographic university students
urban voters
young voters
language English
French
mainSubject Pierre Trudeau
surface form: Pierre Elliott Trudeau
mediaLabel Trudeaumania self-link
namedAfter Pierre Trudeau
surface form: Pierre Elliott Trudeau
notableFeature comparison to Beatlemania in style of fandom
partOf history of Canadian federal politics
history of the Liberal Party of Canada
peakPeriod late 1960s
politicalParty Liberal Party of Canada
startTime 1968

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Pierre Trudeau knownFor Trudeaumania
Trudeaumania mediaLabel Trudeaumania self-link