Robert Louzon
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Robert Louzon was a French engineer, revolutionary syndicalist, anarchist and socialist.
Louzon was involved in the Confédération générale du travail
and then in the anarchist Confédération nationale du travail
(CNT). He helped found the journal Révolution prolétarienne with the trade-unionist Pierre Monatte
, joined the SIA (Solidarité Internationale antifasciste) and signed Louis Lecoin
's Paix immédiate. During World War II
he was arrested and interned in Algeria
.
Louzon was involved in the Confédération générale du travail
Confédération générale du travail
The General Confederation of Labour is a national trade union center, the first of the five major French confederations of trade unions.It is the largest in terms of votes , and second largest in terms of membership numbers.Its membership decreased to 650,000 members in 1995-96 The General...
and then in the anarchist Confédération nationale du travail
Confédération nationale du travail
- History :The CNT-F or National Confederation of Labour is a French anarcho-syndicalist union.It was founded in 1946 by Spanish anarcho-syndicalists in exile, and former members of Confédération Générale du Travail-Syndicaliste Révolutionnaire , its name is derived from the Spanish CNT, the...
(CNT). He helped found the journal Révolution prolétarienne with the trade-unionist Pierre Monatte
Pierre Monatte
Pierre Monatte was a French trade unionist who worked in the printing industry . He was the responsible of the Confédération générale du travail at the beginning of the 20th century, and founded its journal La Vie ouvrière on 5 October 1909...
, joined the SIA (Solidarité Internationale antifasciste) and signed Louis Lecoin
Louis Lecoin
Louis Lecoin, Louis Lecoin, Louis Lecoin, (b. 30 September 1888, Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Cher département, d. 1971, was a militant anarcho-pacifist. He was at the center of the foundation of the Union pacifiste de France.- Biography :...
's Paix immédiate. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he was arrested and interned in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
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