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The [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[French language|French]] word '''flamingant''' refers to all activists of the [[Flemish movement]] and was initially used as a [[pejorative]] term by [[Belgian nationalism|Belgicists]] to indicate nationalist [[Flemish people]]. It may be derived from ''Flamins'', the [[Walloon language|Walloon]] word for Flemings. The word can be equally used as an [[adjective]] or [[substantive]]. The word '''wallingant''' is used to describe Walloon nationalists.
The flamingant movement was originally initiated by the priests in Flanders under the French occupation of 1792. The secular republic invaded the [[Austrian Netherlands]] three years later, retaining them until 1815. This was very badly received in the Catholic provinces, alarming the clergy and damaging those economic sectors which were in competition with metropolitan [[France]]. Thus all the [[Wallonia|Walloon]] vineyards were ruined and the textile sector in Flanders went into decay. The French language, which had been the language of the leisured classes under [[feudalism]], was imposed throughout the administration.
With the fall of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in 1815, the movement became dormant. In 1830, Belgians of the north, alongside those of the south, overthrew Dutch rule, <!-- When did Dutch rule begin? There is no mention of this in the previous text and it is confusing -->uniting behind their common [[Roman Catholic]] religion. The choice of the French language for the young Belgian nation seemed natural, as French-speaking citizens formed the majority of the revolutionaries. The word ''flamingant'' remains a loaded term. For example, see the song '''Les Flamingants''' by [[Jacques Brel]] criticizing the ''flamingants''.
==Notable Flamingants==
*[[Maarten Rudelsheim]]
*[[Prudens van Duyse]]
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The [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[French language|French]] word '''flamingant''' refers to all activists of the [[Flemish movement]] and was initially used as a [[pejorative]] term by [[Belgian nationalism|Belgicists]] to indicate nationalist [[Flemish people]]. It may be derived from ''Flamins'', the [[Walloon language|Walloon]] word for Flemings. The word can be equally used as an [[adjective]] or [[substantive]]. The word '''wallingant''' is used to describe Walloon nationalists.
The flamingant movement was originally initiated by the priests in Flanders under the French occupation of 1792. The secular republic invaded the [[Austrian Netherlands]] three years later, retaining them until 1815. This was very badly received in the Catholic provinces, alarming the clergy and damaging those economic sectors which were in competition with metropolitan [[France]]. Thus all the [[Wallonia|Walloon]] vineyards were ruined and the textile sector in Flanders went into decay. The French language, which had been the language of the leisured classes under [[feudalism]], was imposed throughout the administration.
With the fall of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] in 1815, the movement became dormant. In 1830, Belgians of the north, alongside those of the south, overthrew Dutch rule, <!-- When did Dutch rule begin? There is no mention of this in the previous text and it is confusing -->uniting behind their common [[Roman Catholic]] religion. The choice of the French language for the young Belgian nation seemed natural, as French-speaking citizens formed the majority of the revolutionaries. The word ''flamingant'' remains a loaded term. For example, see the song '''Les Flamingants''' by [[Jacques Brel]] criticizing the ''flamingants''.
==Notable Flamingants==
*[[Maarten Rudelsheim]]
*[[Prudens van Duyse]]
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