Lucienne Abraham
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Lucienne Abraham also known as Michèle Mestre, was a French
Trotskyist politician
. She joined the Internationalist Communist Party
(PCI) and became the editor of its newspaper, La Verité
. From at least 1946, she was aligned with Mathias Corvin, known for his generous attitude towards the Soviet Union
.
In 1950, a dispute developed in which the PCI refused to follow the line of the Fourth International
. Prominently among the PCI's Central Committee, Mestre supported the International's line. As a result, in 1951, she was removed as editor of the newspaper and sidelined in the party.
In 1952, the leadership of the Fourth International removed the Central Committee and created a new one representing their supporters, based around Mestre and Pierre Frank
.http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/document/fi/1950-1953/ic-issplit/06.htm The actions of the International prompted a split, the majority of party members leaving to form a new group of the same name, led by Pierre Lambert
and Marcel Bleibtreu
.http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Healy/Chap3.html The following year, the Fourth International itself split, Mestre's group siding with the International Secretariat of the Fourth International, and Lambert's joining the International Committee of the Fourth International
.
In 1954, Mestre walked out of the Fourth Congress of the Fourth International, along with Corvin and a small group of supporters.http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext26/Lawrence.html They soon joined the French Communist Party
(PCF), where they formed a "Revolutionary Tendency".http://www.trotskyana.net/LubitzCollections/Trotskyist_Serials/serials_holdings.html Within the PCF, she renounced Trotskyism and helped uncover some Trotskyist entrists.http://forumtrots.agora-system.com/lcr/lofiversion/index.php/t2358-50.html
After the Sino-Soviet Split
, Mestre and Corvin were the first to distribute Maoist literature in France.http://forumtrots.agora-system.com/lcr/lofiversion/index.php/t2358-50.html
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Trotskyist politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She joined the Internationalist Communist Party
Internationalist Communist Party
The Internationalist Communist Party was a Trotskyist political party in France. It was the name taken by the French Section of the Fourth International from its foundation until a name change in the late 1960s....
(PCI) and became the editor of its newspaper, La Verité
La Vérité
La Vérité was the last album by Niagara. Niagara was one of the few French bands who had success and critical acclaim outside of France despite not singing in English, because of this they embarked on an international tour in 1991 which included many sold out concerts...
. From at least 1946, she was aligned with Mathias Corvin, known for his generous attitude towards the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
In 1950, a dispute developed in which the PCI refused to follow the line of the Fourth International
Fourth International
The Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
. Prominently among the PCI's Central Committee, Mestre supported the International's line. As a result, in 1951, she was removed as editor of the newspaper and sidelined in the party.
In 1952, the leadership of the Fourth International removed the Central Committee and created a new one representing their supporters, based around Mestre and Pierre Frank
Pierre Frank
Pierre Frank was a French Trotskyist leader. He served on the secretariat of the Fourth International from 1948 to 1979....
.http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/document/fi/1950-1953/ic-issplit/06.htm The actions of the International prompted a split, the majority of party members leaving to form a new group of the same name, led by Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert was a French Trotskyist leader, who, for many years acted as the central leader of the French Courant Communiste Internationaliste which founded the Parti des Travailleurs.He was born in Paris to a family of Russian Jewish immigrants...
and Marcel Bleibtreu
Marcel Bleibtreu
Marcel Bleibtreu was a French trotskyist activist and theorist.Bleibtreu was born during his family's refuge in Marseille from wartime bombing, Marcel Bleibtreu because a radical thinker as a child. After studies at the lycée Condorcet, he studied medicine in Paris, and graduated in 1947...
.http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Healy/Chap3.html The following year, the Fourth International itself split, Mestre's group siding with the International Secretariat of the Fourth International, and Lambert's joining the International Committee of the Fourth International
International Committee of the Fourth International
The International Committee of the Fourth International is the name of two Trotskyist internationals; one with sections named Socialist Equality Party which publishes the World Socialist Web Site and another linked to the Workers Revolutionary Party in Britain.-Foundation:The International...
.
In 1954, Mestre walked out of the Fourth Congress of the Fourth International, along with Corvin and a small group of supporters.http://www.whatnextjournal.co.uk/Pages/Back/Wnext26/Lawrence.html They soon joined the French Communist Party
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
(PCF), where they formed a "Revolutionary Tendency".http://www.trotskyana.net/LubitzCollections/Trotskyist_Serials/serials_holdings.html Within the PCF, she renounced Trotskyism and helped uncover some Trotskyist entrists.http://forumtrots.agora-system.com/lcr/lofiversion/index.php/t2358-50.html
After the Sino-Soviet Split
Sino-Soviet split
In political science, the term Sino–Soviet split denotes the worsening of political and ideologic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics during the Cold War...
, Mestre and Corvin were the first to distribute Maoist literature in France.http://forumtrots.agora-system.com/lcr/lofiversion/index.php/t2358-50.html