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mystique (iou) and Gallieni, Joseph Simon (sh)


mystique (iou)



mystique noun. L19.
[French: see MYSTIC.]
The atmosphere of mystery and veneration Investing some doctrines, arts, Careers,_Industries_-_Professions.html">Professions, or people; a mysterious attraction; any professional skill or technique designed or able to mystify and impress the lay person.
PARTICIPATION mystique.
G. Orwell All the beliefs..that characterize our time are really designed to sustain the mystique of the Party. Times There is a mystique about violins, especially old violins. J. Gathorne-Hardy Nannies had their own mystiquetheir medical and superstitious lore.

Gallieni, Joseph Simon (sh)




born April 24, 1849, Saint-Beat, France
died May 27, 1916, Versailles

French army officer.

As governor of the French Sudan (1886-88), he successfully combated rebel Sudanese forces. After service in Indochina (1892-96), he returned to Africa as governor-General of Madagascar (1896-1905) and won a reputation as a judicious and flexible colonial master. He successfully integrated both African territories into the French colonial empire. Named military commander of Paris just before World War I, he fought in the First Battle of the Marne and became minister of war in 1915. He was posthumously created marshal of France (1921).