Stuart Christie
Stuart Christie (born July 10, 1946 in Glasgow , Scotland - † August 15, 2020 ) was an anarchist and founder and editor of the Black Flag .
Life
Christie became known for his attempted assassination attempt on the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1964. Before he could carry out the assassination attempt, however, he was arrested on August 11, 1964 in Madrid. Christie was then sentenced to 20 years in prison by a military tribunal. Under international pressure (with the support of Bertrand Russell and Jean-Paul Sartre, among others ) he was released after three years in prison and was able to return to Great Britain.
Stuart Christie was alleged to be involved in the attacks by the London urban guerrilla Angry Brigade from 1970 to 1972, but was acquitted in court. In the 1970s he founded Black Flag magazine with Albert Meltzer and reformed the prisoners' aid organization Anarchist Black Cross with a focus on helping political prisoners in Franco's Spain . He later founded the small publisher Cienfuegos Press , as well as ChristieBooks and the Anarchist Film Channel with over 300 films on the subject of anarchy.
Works
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My grandma, General Franco and me . Edition Nautilus, Hamburg 2014. ISBN 978-3-89401-787-3 (autobiography).
- First edition: Granny made me an anarchist . Scribner, London 2004.
- General Franco made me a terrorist .
- Edward Heath made me angry .
- We, the Anarchists! A Study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927-1937 . in the text archive - Internet Archive
Web links
- ChristieBooks (and Films, Radio etc.) ( Memento from May 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Interview with 3: AM Magazine (English)
- Interview with the Guardian of 23 August 2004 (English)
- BBC Witness History: The Plot to Kill Franco (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuart Christie Death. In: deaddeath.com. August 15, 2020, accessed on August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Stuart Christie: How I Once Tried To Be a Hero . In: Die Zeit from August 14, 2014, p. 15.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Christie, Stuart |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British anarchist and founder and editor of the Black Flag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th August 2020 |