# Pierre Morain

> Pierre Morain was a building worker, a trades unionist, a militant libertarian communist and an anti-colonialist activist. For most purposes he would be considered a Frenchman. However, when he faced trial in connection with a newspaper article he had written opposing the government position in respect of the Algerian War, the president of the court noticed that his nineteen co-defendants were all Algerian and felt it necessary to clarify Morain's nationality: "But you .. are nevertheless French". Morain's defiant clarification is often requoted when Pierre Morain is discussed: "No, I'm not French. I'm a worker". When he was arrested on 29 May 1955 Morain became the first French anti-colonialist activist to be sent to prison for supporting Algerian independence.

*French anarchist communist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1930-04-12
- **Died:** 2013-05-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Pierre Morain was a building worker, a trades unionist, a militant libertarian communist and an anti-colonialist activist. For most purposes he would be considered a Frenchman. However, when he faced trial in connection with a newspaper article he had written opposing the government position in respect of the Algerian War, the president of the court noticed that his nineteen co-defendants were all Algerian and felt it necessary to clarify Morain's nationality: "But you .. are nevertheless French". Morain's defiant clarification is often requoted when Pierre Morain is discussed: "No, I'm not French. I'm a worker". When he was arrested on 29 May 1955 Morain became the first French anti-colonialist activist to be sent to prison for supporting Algerian independence.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.5

## Sources
- [Pierre Morain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Morain)
- [Pierre Morain](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Morain)
- [Pierre Morain](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Morain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16266330)

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