The Crusade of Romanianism was a Romania

Romania

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n fascist

Fascism

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 movement that was active during the 1930s.

Formed in 1935 as the White Eagles (Vulturii Albi) the Crusade was made up of the supporters of Mihai Stelescu

Mihai Stelescu

-With the Iron Guard:Born in Galaţi, he joined, while still in high school, the Legion of the Archangel Michael , an ultra-nationalist, Fascist, and anti-Semitic political movement led by Corneliu Zelea Codreanu....

 who had left the Iron Guard

Iron Guard

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 in acrimonious circumstances the previous year. Drawing on the same support for the Romanian Orthodox Church

Romanian Orthodox Church

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 and Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism

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 that informed the Iron Guard, the Crusade also supported a raft of social legislation that evoked Strasserism. The group was committed to socio-economic reform and as a result sought to build up support amongst the workers. Although supported by figures such as Nicolae Rădescu

Nicolae Radescu

Nicolae Rădescu was a Romanian army officer and political figure. He was the last pre-communist rule Prime Minister of Romania, serving from December 7, 1944 to March 1, 1945....

, the Crusade gained little popular support and soon became associated with the National Liberal Party-Brătianu

National Liberal Party-Bratianu

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-led Constitutional Front. The group did not survive long after the death of its leader in 1936.