Louis Lecoin
Louis Lecoin (born September 30, 1888 in Saint-Amand-Montrond , † June 23, 1971 in Paris ) was a French anarchist and peace activist .
Life
In October 1908 he, who came from a poor working-class family, was assigned with his regiment as a young recruit to break a railway workers' strike. He refused, and that earned him six months in prison for disobedience in the army. Demobilized in 1912, he went to Paris and was after he had contact with libertarian circles, secretary of the Federation Communist anarchists ( Fédération Communiste Anarchiste - FCA). He created the Secours aux Objecteurs de Conscience (relief campaign for conscientious objectors) and campaigned for their legal status. During the war, from 1914 to 1918 he was charged with insubordination sentenced to five years in prison and the military because of public disorder to 18 months in prison on 18 December 1917th Lecoin was imprisoned for a total of 12 years of his life.
As a peace activist, he went on a hunger strike with 74 other people on June 1, 1961 , to support the struggle for the legalization of conscientious objection in France. After 22 days, the French government under de Gaulle gave up and legalized conscientious objection.
Publications
- De prison en prison Paris, 1946
- Le cours d'une vie Paris, 1965
- La Nation face à larmée
- Écrits de Louis Lecoin Paris, 1974
literature
- Sylvan Garel: Louis Lecoin: An Anarchist Life
Individual evidence
- ^ Stefan Preuss: Lecoin, Louis . DadAWeb. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ A b Jean Fremont: Louis Lecoin militant pacifist ( en ) Tribune Magazine. July 22, 1966. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lecoin, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French anarchist and peace activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 1971 |
| Place of death | Paris |