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Leader of Belgium's Catholic Rexist movement, he became a Nazi collaborator during the occupation and commanded Walloon volunteers in the Waffen-SS. After the war, he lived in exile in Spain and remained an admirer of Hitler.
Political topics
Léon Degrelle leans further toward autocracy than 88% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Representation is where Léon Degrelle stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, Léon Degrelle sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Current that preserves order, tradition, and hierarchy through a strong state, restricting freedoms and political participation in the name of social stability, morality, religion, and established authority.
Conception that defines the nation by shared origin, language and descent, defending a state for the majority ethnic group and the preservation of its identity, which usually implies membership criteria tied to ancestry.
Project that seeks to organize state and society according to the strict interpretation of a religious doctrine, subordinating laws, customs, and politics to sacred precepts and rejecting modern secularism.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian25%
A Brazilian general and dictator, Médici governed during the most repressive period of the military dictatorship, uniting heavy censorship and political persecution with the so-called economic miracle of accelerated growth and colossal public works.
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A parliamentary republic in Eastern Europe, Hungary is governed under so-called illiberal democracy, uniting nationalism, Christian conservatism, sovereignty vis-à-vis the European Union, and strong control of media and institutions.
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The Spanish viceroyalty covering Mexico, Central America, today's US Southwest and the Philippines, governed by a viceroy and audiencias under royal patronage, with the Inquisition, a caste society, haciendas, silver mining and Crown-monopolized trade.
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