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Lafargue
Birth at
15 January 1842
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(15.1.1842, Santiago, Cuba, - 25.11.1911, Paris). One of the most seasoned French Marxists, he was personally acquainted with Karl Marx, who had a decisive influence on the development of his political and scientific views. He took an active part in the activities of the Paris Commune, after the defeat of which he fled to Spain. Returning to France after the amnesty, he quickly rose to the ranks of the most influential leaders of the French labor movement. Lafarga’s Peru is the author of a number
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(15.1.1842, Santiago, Cuba, - 25.11.1911, Paris). One of the most seasoned French Marxists, he was personally acquainted with Karl Marx, who had a decisive influence on the development of his political and scientific views. He took an active part in the activities of the Paris Commune, after the defeat of which he fled to Spain. Returning to France after the amnesty, he quickly rose to the ranks of the most influential leaders of the French labor movement. Lafarga’s Peru is the author of a number of outstanding scientific works and pamphlets. In his old age, realizing his unfitness for further work, he committed suicide.