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In your opinion, what would have been the short- and medium-term consequences if Georges Ernest Boulanger and his followers had successfully staged a coup against the government under Prime Minister Charles Floquet on 27 January 1889? In OTL, Boulanger procrastinated for too long and let the opportunity pass - and in the aftermath, he was discredited by his opponents until he committed suicide in exile in 1891.

My main questions are:
- What would have happened to the French Third Republic herself?
- How long do you think would he have waited until starting/provoking a war against Germany?
- What would have been the reactions of the other European powers to such a coup?
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