The Central Revolutionary Committee (french: Comité révolutionnaire central, CRC) was a French

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founded in 1881 and dissolved in 1898. The CRC was founded by

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to continue the political struggle of

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(1805–1881). It was weakened by a split in 1888, when numerous members including

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followed General

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who synthesized Jacobin

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with

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and many saw

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as a possible way to socialism. Following the Boulangist dissidence, Vaillant re-centered the party around the idea of

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and

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. The CRC was further reinforced in 1896 by the affiliation of the

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(ACR), formed by dissidents of the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (POSR). The CRC was dissolved into the Socialist Revolutionary Party in 1898.

Notable members

See also