Pierre Semard
French politician
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| Intro | French politician | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Activist Politician Trade unionist | |
| Work field | Activism Politics | |
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| Birth | 15 February 1887, Bragny-sur-Saône | |
| Death | 7 March 1942Évreux (aged 55 years) |
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Biography
Pierre Semard (15 February 1887, Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire - 7 March 1942, Évreux, Eure) was a trade unionist, secretary general of the federation of railway-workers and leader of the French Communist Party (acting as its secretary general from 1924 to 1928). He was shot in prison by the Germans in 1942, and is buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. He was key figure in the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) and a trade unionist in the Confédération générale du travail unitaire (CGTU) and Confédération générale du travail (CGT).
Life
Childhood and youth
Union militant
Communist leader
Return to unionism
Second World War
Works
- Pour le Front unique des transports, 1923
- La Guerre du Rif, 1925.
- Histoire de la Fédération des cheminots, 1934.
- Transports en commun bon marché, 1936.
- « Entretien avec Lénine à l'occasion du IIe congrès du profintern », (retranslated from the Russian), Lénine tel qu'il fut, souvenirs de contemporains, vol. 2, Moscou, 1959.