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Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans

Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans

French political movement (1953–1962)

The Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans (French: Union de défense des commerçants et artisans) was a French political movement from 1953 to 1962.

Lapel pin for the Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans.

History

The Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans was founded in 1953 by Pierre Poujade.[1][2] It published a newspaper, Fraternité française.[3] It also had a hymn, written by André Montagard in 1955.[4]

Poujade recruited up to 800,000 members.[5] In 1956, 2.5 million French people voted for them, electing 42 new members of the National Assembly.[1] In the assembly, it changed its name to the Union et fraternité françaises.[1]

The movement initially promoted the repeal of taxes for small business owners.[3] By 1958, it had become strongly opposed to Charles de Gaulle's policy of decolonisation in French Algeria.[3]

The movement dissolved in 1962 because of infighting.[1][3]

References

  1. [1]
    "U.D.C.A." Larousse. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Union de défense des commerçants et artisans. France". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Souillac, Romain (2007). De la défense professionnelle au populisme nationaliste (1953-1962). Paris: Presses de Sciences Po. pp. 339–365. ISBN 9782724610062 – via Cairn.info.
  4. [4]
    Souillac, Romain (2007). Le mouvement Poujade : De la défense professionnelle au populisme nationaliste (1953-1962). Paris: Presses de Sciences Po. pp. 127–142. ISBN 9782724610062 – via Cairn.info.
  5. [5]
    "Union for the Defense of Tradesmen and Artisans". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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