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L'Action française, organ of Integral nationalism, was a royalist French newspaper founded in Paris on 21 March 1908.[1] It was banned during the Liberation of France in August 1944.
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| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Charles Maurras |
| Editor | Léon Daudet |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Political alignment | Royalist, organ of Integral nationalism |
| Language | French |
| Ceased publication | 1944 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Circulation | (as of 1908–1944) |
The newspaper succeeded the Revue d'Action française of Henri Vaugeois and Maurice Pujo. Based on Rue de Rome in Paris, its director was Charles Maurras, the leader of the monarchist Action française movement. Its editorial line is classified as far-right due to its violent anti-parliamentarianism, anti-republicanism, and antisemitism. For a brief period, it also published a weekly edition titled L'Action française du dimanche.
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This newspaper was the official organ of the Action française movement. It was a nationalist, monarchist, anti-Dreyfusard, and antisemitic daily.
L'Action française was a fierce opponent of the policies of the Third Republic, as well as of liberalism and democracy. Uniting collaborators from various nationalist and traditionalist movements, the newspaper became the crucible for the major currents of far-right ideology in France during the 1930s. Through denunciation and personal attacks, its journalists, led by Léon Daudet, conducted intense royalist and anti-republican propaganda during World War I and the interwar period. This culminated in the 6 February 1934 crisis and the Stavisky Affair. The newspaper also waged relentless campaigns against the Soviet regime, communism, Jews, and Freemasonry.
The newspaper was known for defamation, the use of forged documents, and incitement to violence.[2] It also served as the intellectual and literary hub of the Action française movement, gathering philosophers, historians, poets, and novelists around publications such as the Revue critique des idées et des livres (1908–1924) and the Revue universelle (1920–1941).
Sponsorship
The first issue was published on 21 March 1908, with the motto "All that is national is ours." It was sponsored by twelve figures, including Henri Vaugeois, Léon Daudet, Charles Maurras, Léon de Montesquiou, and Jacques Bainville.
The wider Maurrassian press gained a measure of success from 1908 onwards.
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