Popular Front (France)
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The Popular Front (France) was a left-wing coalition government formed in the mid-1930s that united socialists, radicals, and communists to oppose fascism and implement social and labor reforms.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Popular Front movement | 2 |
| New Popular Front (France) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government of France
ⓘ
political coalition ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Popular Front (France)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Popular Front movement
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| cameToPowerThrough | 1936 French legislative election ⓘ |
| coalitionType |
electoral alliance
ⓘ
parliamentary coalition ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1938 ⓘ |
| followedBy | governments of Édouard Daladier ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyStance | non-intervention in Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| goal |
implementation of labor reforms
ⓘ
implementation of social reforms ⓘ opposition to fascism ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Léon Blum ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
interwar period
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rise of European fascism ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
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left-wing politics ⓘ radicalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
40-hour workweek
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Matignon Agreements ⓘ collective bargaining rights expansion ⓘ creation of Office du blé ⓘ extension of social insurance ⓘ increases in wages ⓘ nationalization of arms industry ⓘ paid annual vacations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | anti-fascist unity strategy of the Communist International ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic ⓘ |
| memberParty |
Communist Party of France
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surface form:
French Communist Party
French Section of the Workers' International ⓘ Radical-Socialist Party ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Léon Blum
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Maurice Thorez ⓘ Édouard Daladier ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French employers' organizations
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right-wing parties in France ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | conservative governments of the French Third Republic ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1936 French legislative election ⓘ |
| significantStrikeWave | May–June 1936 general strikes in France ⓘ |
| startTime | 1936 ⓘ |
| supportedByOrganization |
General Confederation of Labour (historical)
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surface form:
General Confederation of Labour
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Popular Front (France)
this entity surface form:
Popular Front movement
this entity surface form:
Popular Front movement