Comités de défense paysanne

Peasant Defence Committee
Comités de Défense Paysanne
SuccessorAction de Défense Paysanne
FormationJanuary 1929
FounderHenri Dorgères
Founded atRennes, Brittany, France
Dissolved1939
TypeAgrarian organization
PurposePeasant rights, opposition to social security reforms, direct action
Region served
Primarily northern France (Brittany, Normandy, etc.)
Official language
French
Youth Wing President
Modeste Legouez
Key people
Henri Dorgères
Main organ
Jeunesses Paysannes
AffiliationsFront Paysan, Union nationale des syndicats agricoles
RemarksKnown for direct action, anti-tax stance and paramilitary style uniforms

The Comités de Défense Paysanne or Peasant Defense Committees was a network of radical agrarian groups France founded in 1929.

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