Raymond Molinier (1904–1994) was a leader of the

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movement in

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and a pioneer of the

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. Molinier was born in

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. In 1929, founded the journal ''La Vérité'', and in March 1936 he and

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co-founded the Parti communiste internationaliste, which merged with two other groups to form the Parti ouvrier internationaliste in June of that year. At the outbreak of

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Molinier was abroad and only returned after the cessation of hostilities. He was later active with the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR). Eventually, he moved to

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under the name of "Leon Droeven".

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1904 births 1994 deaths Politicians from Paris French Trotskyists {{france-bio-stub