Zéphyrin Camélinat
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Zéphyrin Camélinat
Born: Mailly-la-Ville, Yonne, 1840.
Died: Paris, 1932.
Zéphyrin Camélinat was a French politician, writer, communard, socialist and communist.
Zéphyrin Rémy Camélinat was born into a poor peasant family and became a metal worker by trade. He was a friend of the anarchist writer and social critic P.-J. Proudhon. In 1864, Camélinat was one of the signatories of the 'Manifesto of the Sixty', together with Henri Tolain
and other Proudhonists. It abandoned political abstentionism and called for elections of workers to the National Assembly, and for the establishment of economic as well as political democracy.
Camélinat was instrumental in organising the French section of the First International and recruited Benoît Malon
, among others. In 1871 Camélinat participated in the Paris Commune
, serving as its treasurer. After the suppression of the Commune, he fled to England, where he remained until a general amnesty enabled him to return to France in 1880. From 1885 to 1889 he was a Socialist deputy in the Chamber of Deputies. He was involved in the unification of the French Socialist party (SFIO) in 1905.
During the First World War, Camélinat moved increasingly to the left of the Socialist Party and came to oppose its pro-war stance. In 1920 he joined the new French Communist Party
(PCF), serving as its candidate in the French predidential election of 1924.
Born: Mailly-la-Ville, Yonne, 1840.
Died: Paris, 1932.
Zéphyrin Camélinat was a French politician, writer, communard, socialist and communist.
Zéphyrin Rémy Camélinat was born into a poor peasant family and became a metal worker by trade. He was a friend of the anarchist writer and social critic P.-J. Proudhon. In 1864, Camélinat was one of the signatories of the 'Manifesto of the Sixty', together with Henri Tolain
Henri Tolain
Henri Tolain , was a leading member of the French trade union and socialist movement and a founding member of the First International and follower of Proudhon.- Life :...
and other Proudhonists. It abandoned political abstentionism and called for elections of workers to the National Assembly, and for the establishment of economic as well as political democracy.
Camélinat was instrumental in organising the French section of the First International and recruited Benoît Malon
Benoît Malon
Benoît Malon , was a French Socialist, writer, communard, and political leader....
, among others. In 1871 Camélinat participated in the Paris Commune
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a government that briefly ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871. It existed before the split between anarchists and Marxists had taken place, and it is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class during the Industrial Revolution...
, serving as its treasurer. After the suppression of the Commune, he fled to England, where he remained until a general amnesty enabled him to return to France in 1880. From 1885 to 1889 he was a Socialist deputy in the Chamber of Deputies. He was involved in the unification of the French Socialist party (SFIO) in 1905.
During the First World War, Camélinat moved increasingly to the left of the Socialist Party and came to oppose its pro-war stance. In 1920 he joined the new 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), serving as its candidate in the French predidential election of 1924.