Popular Front

Summary

Popular Front is a political party^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Popular Front is in the country of France^[3].
• Popular Front's instance of is recorded as political party^[4].
• Popular Front's headquarters location is recorded as Paris^[5].
• Popular Front's headquarters location is recorded as French Third Republic^[6].
• Popular Front's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143420111^[7].
• Popular Front's GND ID is recorded as 4544651-9^[8].
• Popular Front's Commons category is recorded as Popular Front (France)^[9].
• Popular Front's color is recorded as red^[10].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Maurice Thorez^[11].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Léon Blum^[12].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Camille Chautemps^[13].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Marcel Déat^[14].
• +1935-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Popular Front^[15].
• Popular Front was dissolved in +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Popular Front's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q_tr^[17].
• Popular Front's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Popular Front (France)^[18].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as socialism^[19].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as classical radicalism^[20].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as communism^[21].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as anti-fascism^[22].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as pacifism^[23].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as social democracy^[24].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as social liberalism^[25].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as anti-clericalism^[26].
• Popular Front's political alignment is recorded as left-wing^[27].

Body

Founding

+1935-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Popular Front^[15].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Maurice Thorez^[11], a politician^[28], 1900–1964^[29], of France^[30]; Léon Blum^[12], a politician^[31], 1872–1950^[32], of France^[33], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[34]; Camille Chautemps^[13], a politician^[35], 1885–1963^[36], of France^[37]; and Marcel Déat^[14], a politician^[38], 1894–1955^[39], of France^[40], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[41], specialised in politics^[42].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Paris^[5], a commune of France^[43], in France^[44], founded in -0300^[45] and French Third Republic^[6], a historical country^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1870^[48].

Dissolution

Popular Front was dissolved in +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Popular Front include New Popular Front^[49], a political coalition^[50], in France^[51], founded in 2024^[52].

Why It Matters

Popular Front ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (331 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include New Popular Front^[49], a political coalition^[50], in France^[51], founded in 2024^[52].