François-Noël Babeuf
French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)
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Revolutionary journalist who ran Le Tribun du Peuple agitating for the poor against the French Directory. His proto-communist agitation and conspiracy plotting got him guillotined in 1797, cementing his status as history's radical footnote.
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François-Noël Babeuf, also known as Gracchus Babeuf, was a French proto-communist, revolutionary, and journalist of the French Revolutionary period. His newspaper Le Tribun du Peuple was best known for its advocacy for the poor and calling for a popular revolt against the Directory, the government of France. He was a leading advocate for democracy and the abolition of private property. He made his own variant of Jacobinism (Robespierrism) which is called Neo-Jacobinism. Besides the influence of Robespierrism on his thought, due to his proto-communism, his political views were more aligned with…
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