# Boulanger flees France (1889)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1889-boulanger-flees-france
Location: France

The populist movement collapsed after its leader avoided arrest and left the country. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Sadi Carnot (President of the French Republic). Boulanger flees France is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Boulanger flees France is a useful marker in the longer transformation of political authority, society and culture in France.

Ruler at the time: [Sadi Carnot](https://history-france.com/rulers/sadi-carnot)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Boulanger flees France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Boulanger+flees+France&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Boulanger flees France](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Boulanger+flees+France)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)