Maurice Pujo
Encyclopedia
Maurice Pujo was a French journalist and co-founder, with Henri Vaugeois
in 1898, of the Comité d'Action Française, which subsequently became the nationalist
and monarchist
Action Française
movement.
His son, Pierre Pujo
led Action Française
until his death on 10 November 2007.
Henri Vaugeois
Henri Vaugeois was a French far right politician and one of the founders of Action Française.Born in L'Aigle, Orne, Vaugeois settled in Coulommiers where he taught philosophy. Initially a republican liberal, Vaugeois even flirted with Marxism in his youth...
in 1898, of the Comité d'Action Française, which subsequently became the nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
and monarchist
Monarchism
Monarchism is the advocacy of the establishment, preservation, or restoration of a monarchy as a form of government in a nation. A monarchist is an individual who supports this form of government out of principle, independent from the person, the Monarch.In this system, the Monarch may be the...
Action Française
Action Française
The Action Française , founded in 1898, is a French Monarchist counter-revolutionary movement and periodical founded by Maurice Pujo and Henri Vaugeois and whose principal ideologist was Charles Maurras...
movement.
His son, Pierre Pujo
Pierre Pujo
Pierre Pujo was the leader of the leading French monarchist group Action Française until his death on 10 November 2007...
led Action Française
Action Française
The Action Française , founded in 1898, is a French Monarchist counter-revolutionary movement and periodical founded by Maurice Pujo and Henri Vaugeois and whose principal ideologist was Charles Maurras...
until his death on 10 November 2007.