Michel Herjean (11 December 1943 – 6 October 2022) was a French trade unionist and Breton separatist.[1]

Michel Herjean
Born(1943-12-11)11 December 1943
Died6 October 2022(2022-10-06) (aged 78)
Guingamp, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationTrade unionist

Biography

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Herjean participated in the events of May 68 in Brest. He joined Strollad ar Vro [fr] in 1973 and unsuccessfully challenged Socialist Mayor of Brest, Francis Le Blé [fr], in the cantonal elections. He later joined the Front socialiste autogestionnaire breton [fr] and organized himself with popular struggles in Brittany, such as anti-nuclear and anti-oil slicks campaigns.

Herjean was arrested in the days following the 1978 Palace of Versailles bombing but was dismissed from the case. He was a member of the Breton Liberation Front from 1974 to 1981[2] and was known as an explosives maker. He was tried by the Court of State Security [fr] in 1979 and imprisoned until 4 August 1981, when he received amnesty from President François Mitterrand.

In 1983, Herjean became a founding member of Emgann and served as its secretary for international affairs for several years. He joined Skoazell Vreizh [fr] and served as its secretary-general from 1989 to 2003. In 1984, he organized alongside José Luis Álvarez Santacristina [es] a network for Basque refugees in Brittany.[3]

Herjean died in Guingamp on 6 October 2022, at the age of 78.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Monsieur Michel Herjean". Ouest-France (in French). 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ Chartier, Erwan; Cabon, Alain (2006). Le dossier FLB (in French). Éditions Coop Breizh. ISBN 978-2-84346-296-2.
  3. ^ Chalvidant, Jean (2003). ETA L'enquête (in French). Édition CHEMINEMENTS. ISBN 2-84478-229-9.
  4. ^ "M. HERJEAN Michel Avis de décès". Le Télégramme (in French).