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Charlie Hebdo is a French satirical political weekly newspaper. Its editor is currently Philippe Val. It has a strongly left-wing slant. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition...
History
In 1960, Georges Bernier, alias "Professeur Choron", and François Cavanna launched a monthly magazine entitled Hara-Kiri ("a stupid and bitter newspaper"). Choron acted as the director of publication and Cavanna as its editor. Eventually Cavanna gathered together a team which included Roland Topor, Fred Othon Aristidès, Jean-Marc Reiser, Georges Wolinski, Georges "Gébé" Blondeaux, and Jean "Cabu" Cabut. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Georges Bernier (September 21, 1929 - January 10, 2005) or Le Professeur Choron as he was more commonly known, was a French humorist and founder of Hara Kiri magazine. ...
François Cavanna is a french author and satirical newspapers editor. ...
In 1960, Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès created satirical journal Hara-Kiri. ...
Roland Topor (7 January 1938 in Paris - 16 April 1997), was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work. ...
Fred Othon Aristidès, best known as Fred, is a french comics writer, born in Paris, France on 5 March 1931. ...
French comic artist Jean-Marc Reiser was born April 13, 1941 in Réhon. ...
The publication was interdicted in 1961, but reappeared in 1966. Certain collaborators did not return along with the newspaper, such as Gébé, Cabu, Topor, and Fred. New members of the team included Delfeil de Ton, Pierre Fournier, and Bernhard Willem Holtrop. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...
Cabu is the pseudonyme of Jean Cabut, a French comic strip artist and carticaturist born in Châlons-en-Champagne, France the 13 January 1938. ...
Pierre Fournier (June 24, 1906 – January 8, 1986) was a French cellist who was called the aristocrat of cellists, on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. ...
In 1969, the team decided to change their monthly publication to a weekly one. Gébé and Cabu returned. In February 1969, Hara-kiri-hebdo is launched, and then named L'hebdo hara-kiri in May of the same year. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In November of 1970, Charles de Gaulle died, ten days before a club fire caused the death of 146. The newspaper released a cover entitled "Tragic Ball at Colombey, one dead." As a result, the journal was once more interdicted, this time by the Minister of the Interior. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( (help· info)) (November 22, 1890-November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...
The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...
To keep their journal from being permanently banned, the team decided to change its title. It became Charlie Hebdo. The new title came from a monthly magazine called Charlie, which had been started by Bernier and de Ton in 1968, and also a reference to de Gaulle. Charlie took its name from the lead character of Peanuts. Charlie Brown is the principal character of the Peanuts comic strip Peanuts was a syndicated daily comic strip written and drawn by American cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950 to February 13, 2000. ...
In December 1981, the publication ceased, owing to a lack of readers.
From a historical standpoint, there is no direct continuity between the Charlie Hebdo of 1992 and that of its earlier years. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Gébé, Cabu, and Val collaborated on The Gross Bertha, a weekly magazine created in 1991, which did not share a bond with Hara-Kiri / Charlie Hebdo. Later, the three called upon Cavanna, de Ton and Wolinski, requesting their help and input. They agreed without hesitation. Soon after, while searching for a new title over dinner, Wolinski proposed Charlie Hebdo, which was immediately accepted.
Thus, the publication of the new Charlie Hebdo began in July of 1992. It profited from the notoriety of its namesake, and was treated as a republication of old. It is said that the first issue sold 100,000 copies.
Professeur Choron tried to restart a weekly Hara-Kiri, but its publication was short-lived.
From 1992 on... In the new Charlie Hebdo, Val, Gébé and Cabu hold all the responsibilities. Val serves as editor and Gébé as artistic director. Under Val's direction, the journal carries an extreme leftist view.
It is felt that the current publication does not have continuity or stability, and several collaborators have left the newspaper.
It is published every Wednesday and sometimes issues a few editions variably.
Charlie Hebdo is respected as being nonconformist and liberal, and remains symbolic of the press having a certain freedom of tone, which is uncommon in France.
2004 Following the death of Gébé, Val succeeded him as director of the publication, while still holding his position as editor.
Bibliography - La bande à Charlie (Charlie-Hebdo). Stock, 1976. by Jean Egen.
2006 further notoriety for this publication was gained by the front page publication of a cartooon of weeping Mohammed saying "it's hard to be loved by fools", during the Mohammed caricature controversy of 2006 originally started by the publication of a set of cartoons in a Danish newspaper in 2005.
External link - Un historique d'Hara-Kiri/Charlie Hebdo
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