Yann Fouéré
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Yann Fouéré was a Breton
nationalist
and an European federalist. He was born as Jean-Adolphe Fouéré (French name) in Aignan, Gers
.
He fled France after the French liberation in 1945 and took Irish citizenship in the early 1950's. One of the founders of the Celtic League
along with his compatriot Alan Heusaff
, he lived to be 101 years old.
On Sunday, 21 January 2007, Eoghan Harris
published an opinion piece in the Irish Independent
alleging Fouéré had collaborated during WW2. The sole cited references in the article were Google search results. Fouéré was alleged to have been a collaborator during WW2, but was fully exonerated in 1955 following his voluntary return to France to face trial.
Breton people
The Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who emigrated from southwestern Great Britain in waves from the 3rd to 6th century into the Armorican peninsula, subsequently named Brittany after them.The...
nationalist
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
and an European federalist. He was born as Jean-Adolphe Fouéré (French name) in Aignan, Gers
Aignan, Gers
Aignan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:...
.
He fled France after the French liberation in 1945 and took Irish citizenship in the early 1950's. One of the founders of the Celtic League
Celtic League (political organisation)
The Celtic League is a non-governmental organisation that promotes self-determination and Celtic identity and culture in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man, known as the Celtic nations. It places particular emphasis on the indigenous Celtic languages...
along with his compatriot Alan Heusaff
Alan Heusaff
Alan Heusaff, also Alan Heussaff was a Breton nationalist, linguist, dictionary compiler, prolific journalist and lifetime campaigner for solidarity between the Celtic peoples...
, he lived to be 101 years old.
On Sunday, 21 January 2007, Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris
Eoghan Harris is an Irish journalist, fiction writer, director, columnist and politician. He currently writes for the Sunday Independent. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007–11, having been nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern....
published an opinion piece in the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
alleging Fouéré had collaborated during WW2. The sole cited references in the article were Google search results. Fouéré was alleged to have been a collaborator during WW2, but was fully exonerated in 1955 following his voluntary return to France to face trial.