1. Pierre Semard was a trade unionist, secretary general of the federation of railway-workers and leader of the French Communist Party.
11 Facts About Pierre Semard
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Pierre Semard was shot in prison by the Nazi occupiers in 1942, and is buried at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
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Pierre Semard was key figure in the French Section of the Workers' International and a trade unionist in the Confederation generale du travail unitaire and Confederation generale du travail.
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Pierre Semard spent his childhood in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, department of Yonne.
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Pierre Semard followed in the footsteps of his parents, from the age of 13 he started working on the railway.
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In November 1922, Pierre Semard met Lenin in Moscow with the company of Gaston Monmousseau.
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Lenin made concessions to his interlocutors, so that back in France, Pierre Semard justified the CGTU's membership in the SRI.
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Pierre Semard then joined the Communist Party in joint action against the occupation of the Ruhr.
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Pierre Semard was relieved of his position as general secretary in 1929 and became head of the Paris section of the PCF.
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Pierre Semard Supported the policy of nationalization of the railways by the government of Leon Blum.
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Pierre Semard Provided assistance to the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War.