Lucha Occitana
Lucha Occitana Occitan Struggle | |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Dissolved | 1974 |
| Newspaper | Païs Occitan-Lucha OccitanaandOccitània Passat e Present |
| Ideology | Revolutionary Socialism Occitan nationalism Left-wing nationalism Autonomism Antiimperialism |
Occitan Struggle(Occitan:Lucha Occitana,LO) was anOccitanpolitical group created in 1971[1]from theComitat Occitans d'Estudis e d'Accion.[2][page needed][3]It was mainly composed of intellectuals, students and agricultural unionists. The group had arevolutionary,autonomist,andOccitan nationalistideology, and was headquartered inToulouse.The group primarily desired the completedecolonizationofOccitania,and appealed to the Occitan working class, which they thought would contribute to the destruction of thecapitalistFrench state.In 1972, LO signed theBrest Charter.
Lucha Occitana published the newspapersPaïs Occitan-Lucha OccitanainToulouseandOccitània Passat e PresentinAntibes.LO conducted an analysis of theOccitansituation. They opposed the separatist views of the Occitan Nationalist Party. Instead, their core beliefs were:
- The existence of an Occitan identity that was culturally and linguistically different from that of the French identity. The group was resistant to French cultural hegemony andacculturation.
- Capitalistandcolonialexploitation was present inOccitania,pursuing the liquidation of the Occitannational minority.
- TheFrench stateincreasingly oppresses theOccitanlower classes.
- The class struggle in Occitania reflects greater aspirations than those of the rest of theFrench hexagon.
LO never had more than 500 militants. The group gained prominence thanks to demonstrations against the expropriations ofLarzac.[4]In 1974Lucha Occitanaunderwent an internal crisis and fragmented into numerous factions.
References
[edit]- ^Benoist, Alain de (2001).Vu de droite: anthologie critique des idées contemporaines(in French). Éditions du labyrinthe. p. 503.ISBN9782869800519.Retrieved15 February2023.
- ^Lagarde, Pierre (1977).La régionalisation(in French). Seghers.ISBN9782232128875.Retrieved15 February2023.
- ^Stephens, Meic (1976).Linguistic minorities in Western Europe.Gomer Press.ISBN978-0-85088-362-6.
- ^Keating, Michael (1988).State and Regional Nationalism: Territorial Politics and the European State.Harvester Wheatsheaf.ISBN0745002722.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish)Albert, Jean-Pierre (2001).Nueva antropología de las sociedades mediterráneas: viejas culturas, nuevas visiones.Icaria Editorial.ISBN978-84-7426-508-8.
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