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Benoît Frachon (13 May 1893 – 1 August 1975), a French metalworker and trade union leader, was one of the leaders of the French Communist Party (Parti communiste français, PCF) and of the French Resistance during World War II (1939–45).
Benoît Frachon, né le 13 mai 1893 au Chambon-Feugerolles et mort le 4 août 1975 à Ouzouer-sur-Loire [2], est un syndicaliste et homme politique français. Il est secrétaire de la CGTU en 1933, membre du secrétariat de la Confédération générale du travail (CGT) en 1936, secrétaire général de la CGT de 1945 à 1967 ...
Aug 5, 1975 · Benoit Frachon, once a pow erful figure in the French trade union movement and a member of the Communist party's Central Committee for almost 50 years, died yesterday in Paris at...
Frachon was a communard veteran with anarchist sympathies, and Leon was a very important figure in the CGT. Play with the elections in the game to find more info.
Biographie de BENOÎT FRACHON (1893-1975). Né dans une petite commune proche de Saint-Étienne, Benoît Frachon est issu d'une famille de mineurs. Militant ouvrier dès 1909, il participe à la grève des métallurgistes pour la reconnaissance du droit syndical en 1910. À cette époque il adhère...
French metalworker and trade union leader who was one of the leaders of the French Communist Party and a member of the French Resistance during World War II (1939–45). He was Secretary-General of the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) from 1945 to 1967. Wikipedia.
Frachon was secretary of the Unitary General Confederation of Labor from 1933 to 1936 and of the General Confederation of Labor (GCT) from 1936 to 1939 and in 1944 and 1945. During World War II, Frachon helped organize the Resistance and served as a member of the central leadership of the FCP.
