Popular Front

Summary

Popular Front is a political party^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 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 Commons category is recorded as Popular Front (France)^[7].
• Popular Front's color is recorded as red^[8].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Maurice Thorez^[9].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Léon Blum^[10].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Camille Chautemps^[11].
• Popular Front's chairperson is recorded as Marcel Déat^[12].
• January 1, 1935 marks the founding of Popular Front^[13].
• Popular Front was dissolved in January 1, 1938^[14].
• Popular Front's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Popular Front (France)^[15].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as socialism^[16].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as classical radicalism^[17].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as communism^[18].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as anti-fascism^[19].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as pacifism^[20].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as social democracy^[21].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as social liberalism^[22].
• Popular Front's political ideology is recorded as anti-clericalism^[23].
• Popular Front's political alignment is recorded as left-wing^[24].
• Popular Front's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Front populaire'}^[25].
• Popular Front's different from is recorded as New Popular Front^[26].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1935 marks the founding of Popular Front^[13].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Maurice Thorez^[9], a politician^[27], 1900–1964^[28], of France^[29]; Léon Blum^[10], a politician^[30], 1872–1950^[31], of France^[32], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[33]; Camille Chautemps^[11], a politician^[34], 1885–1963^[35], of France^[36]; and Marcel Déat^[12], a politician^[37], 1894–1955^[38], of France^[39], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[40], specialised in politics^[41].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Paris^[5], a commune of France^[42], in France^[43], founded in -0300^[44] and French Third Republic^[6], a historical country^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1870^[47].

Dissolution

Popular Front was dissolved in January 1, 1938^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Popular Front include New Popular Front^[48], a political coalition^[49], in France^[50], founded in 2024^[51].

Why It Matters

Popular Front ranks in the top 5% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (705 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include New Popular Front^[48], a political coalition^[49], in France^[50], founded in 2024^[51].