Rexism

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Catholic nationalist movement far-right movement fascist movement political movement

Rexism was a far-right, authoritarian and Catholic nationalist political movement in Belgium that became notorious for its collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Rexist movement	2
Rexism canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5892019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rexism
Context triple: [German occupation of Belgium during World War II, collaborationistOrganization, Rexism]

A. Trumpism
Trumpism is a populist, nationalist political ideology centered on the leadership, style, and policy priorities of former U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing immigration restriction, economic protectionism, and strong executive authority.
B. REX
REX is a radio science experiment instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft used to study the atmospheres and surfaces of planetary bodies through radio signal measurements.
C. REX
REX is an architecture firm known for its innovative, concept-driven building designs and influential contemporary projects.
D. Fortuynism
Fortuynism is a Dutch right-wing populist political ideology that combines strict immigration and integration policies with socially liberal views and strong criticism of Islam and the political establishment.
E. Radicale
Radicale is a lightweight, open-source CalDAV and CardDAV server designed for simple calendar and contact synchronization.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Rexism
Target entity description: Rexism was a far-right, authoritarian and Catholic nationalist political movement in Belgium that became notorious for its collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II.

A. Trumpism
Trumpism is a populist, nationalist political ideology centered on the leadership, style, and policy priorities of former U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing immigration restriction, economic protectionism, and strong executive authority.
B. REX
REX is a radio science experiment instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft used to study the atmospheres and surfaces of planetary bodies through radio signal measurements.
C. REX
REX is an architecture firm known for its innovative, concept-driven building designs and influential contemporary projects.
D. Fortuynism
Fortuynism is a Dutch right-wing populist political ideology that combines strict immigration and integration policies with socially liberal views and strong criticism of Islam and the political establishment.
E. Radicale
Radicale is a lightweight, open-source CalDAV and CardDAV server designed for simple calendar and contact synchronization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic nationalist movement ⓘ far-right movement ⓘ fascist movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	1945 ⓘ
activePeriodStart	1935 ⓘ
aftermath	leaders prosecuted for collaboration after World War II ⓘ
alliedWith	Nazi Germany ⓘ
associatedWith	interwar European fascist movements ⓘ
bannedAfter	Liberation of Belgium in 1944 ⓘ linked to: Liberation of Belgium
collaboratedWith	German occupation authorities in Belgium ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
electoralHighPointYear	1936 ⓘ
foundedBy	Léon Degrelle ⓘ
ideology	Catholic nationalism ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ anti-liberalism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ clerical fascism ⓘ corporatism ⓘ far-right politics ⓘ monarchism ⓘ
inspiredBy	Italian Fascism ⓘ linked to: Fascism Nazism ⓘ
languageBase	French ⓘ
leader	Léon Degrelle ⓘ
legalStatusAfterWar	outlawed as a collaborationist movement ⓘ
militaryWing	Walloon Legion ⓘ
notableElectionResult	became a significant parliamentary force in Belgium after the 1936 elections ⓘ won about 11 percent of the national vote in the 1936 Belgian general election ⓘ
notableFor	collaboration with Nazi Germany during World War II ⓘ
opposedTo	communism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ socialism ⓘ
originatesFrom	Catholic Action movement in Belgium ⓘ linked to: Catholic Action publishing house Christus Rex ⓘ
politicalPosition	far-right ⓘ right-wing extremist ⓘ
propagandaFocus	Catholic social teaching ⓘ anti-parliamentarianism ⓘ cult of leadership around Léon Degrelle ⓘ national and moral regeneration of Belgium ⓘ
region	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium Wallonia ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
supported	recruitment of Belgian volunteers for the Waffen-SS ⓘ
supportedBy	segments of the Catholic clergy in Belgium ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German occupation of Belgium during World War II → collaborationistOrganization → Rexism ⓘ

Martin Conway (historian) → hasWrittenOn → Rexist movement ⓘ

linked to: Rexism

Collaboration in Belgium: Léon Degrelle and the Rexist Movement 1940–1944 → mainSubject → Rexist movement ⓘ