Communards' Wall at the Père Lachaise cemetery

The Communards’ Wall (F.: Mur des Fédérés) at the Père Lachaise cemetery is where, on May 28, 1871, one-hundred forty-seven fédérés, combatants of the Paris Commune, were shot and thrown in an open trench at the foot of the wall. To the French left, especially socialists and communists, the wall became the symbol of the people’s struggle for their liberty and ideals. Many leaders of the French Communist Party, especially those involved in the French resistance, are buried nearby. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 305 KB) Description Communards Wall in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, August 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 305 KB) Description Communards Wall in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, August 2004. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... The Cimetière du Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that 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 but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Communism is a term that can refer to one of several things: a social and economic system, an ideology which supports that system, or a political movement that wishes to implement that system. ... The French Communist Party (Parti communiste français or PCF) was founded in 1920. ... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the resulting Vichy France during World War II after France surrendered in 1940. ...

The Père Lachaise cemetery was established in May of 1804 on a land owned by the Jesuits for centuries, and where Père ("Father") Lachaise, confessor of Louis XIV, lived the latter part of his life. Cemetery of the aristocracy in the 19th century, it also received the remains of famous people from previous eras. During the spring of 1871 the last of the combatants of the Commune entrenched themselves in the cemetery. The Armée versaillaise, which was summoned to suppress the Commune, had control over the area towards the end of the afternoon of May 28, and shot all of the prisoners against the wall. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Louis XIV King of France and Navarre By Hyacinthe Rigaud (1701) Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638–September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ...

The massacre of the Communards did not put an end to the repression. During the fighting between 20,000 and 35,000 deaths, and more than 43,000 prisoners were taken; afterwards, a military court pronounced about a hundred death sentences, more than 13,000 prison sentences, and close to 4,000 deportations to New Caledonia. Deportation is the expelling of someone from a country. ... Map of New Caledonia New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou) is a French territory of 18,575 km² (7,172 sq. ...

Monument in memory of the Communards shot at the Communards' Wall

The memory of the Commune remained engraved in the people's memory, especially within the Workers' Movement which regenerated itself in a few years time. The first march before the Wall, at the call of Jules Guesde, took place in May 23, 1880, two months before the Communards' Amnesty: 25,000 people, a symbolic "immortal" red rose in their buttonholes, stood up against police forces. From that time on, this "ascent to the Wall", punctuated French labor force political history. Every year since 1880, the organizations of the French left have held a demonstration in this symbolic place during the last week of May. Jean Jaurès -- although a child in the provinces at the time of the Commune, hence with no direct memory -- made the ascent several times, accompanied by Edouard Vaillant, Jean Allemane, and by thousands of socialist, syndicalist, and anarchist militants. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 308 KB) Description Monument in memory of the Communards shot at the Communards Wall, in the Samuel de Champlains square near the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, built with the orginal stones from the Communards Wall. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 308 KB) Description Monument in memory of the Communards shot at the Communards Wall, in the Samuel de Champlains square near the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, built with the orginal stones from the Communards Wall. ... Jules Basile Guesde (November 11, 1845 - July 28, 1922) was a French socialist politician. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Jaurès Jean Léon Jaurès ( September 3, 1859 - July 31, 1914) was a French Socialist leader. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Syndicalism is a political and economic ideology which advocates giving control of both industry and government to labor union federations. ... Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ...

The record-breaking demonstration took place in May 24, 1936: 600,000 people, led by Léon Blum and Maurice Thorez, right in the middle of the strikers movement, several weeks after the start of the Popular Front. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Léon Blum Léon Blum ( 9 April 1872 - 30 March 1950), French socialist leader and Prime Minister, was born in Paris, into a middle-class Jewish family. ... Maurice Thorez Maurice Thorez (April 28, 1900–July 11, 1964) was a French statesman and longtime leader of the French Communist Party (PCF) from 1930 until his death. ... Popular Fronts comprise broad coalitions of political and other groups, often made up of oppositioners or left wingers, and often united against particularly stringent circumstances. ...

"Tombe sans croix et sans chapelle, sans lys d'or, sans vitraux d'azur, quand le peuple en parle, il l'appelle le Mur." - Joules Jouy

"Tomb without a cross or chapel, or golden lilies, or sky blue church windows, when the people talk about it, they call it The Wall." - Joules Jouy