''Le Monde libertaire'' ( French: ''Libertarian World'') is an anarchist French weekly organ of the Fédération Anarchiste. Founded in 1954, it is the direct successor of ''

Le Libertaire ''Le Libertaire'' is a Francophone anarchist newspaper established in New York City in June 1858 by the exiled anarchist Joseph Déjacque. It appeared at slightly irregular intervals until February 1861. The title reappeared in Algiers in 1892 a ...

'' which was contributed by

Albert Camus Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...

Georges Brassens Georges Charles Brassens (; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and a ...

Louise Michel Louise Michel (; 29 May 1830 – 9 January 1905) was a teacher and important figure in the Paris Commune. Following her penal transportation to New Caledonia she embraced anarchism. When returning to France she emerged as an important French a ...

and André Breton.

History and profile

''Le Monde libertaire'' was first published as a monthly magazine in October 1954. Its name is a reference to another publication called ''Le Libertaire'', which was launched in France in 1895 by

Sébastien Faure Sébastien Faure (6 January 1858 – 14 July 1942) was a French anarchist, freethought and secularist activist and a principal proponent of synthesis anarchism. Biography Before becoming a free-thinker, Faure was a seminarist. He engage ...

and Louise Michel. On 6 October 1977 the frequency of ''Le Monde libertaire'' was switched to weekly. The magazine is published by the Fédération Anarchiste. ''Le Monde libertaire'' did not support the involvement of France in the war in Algeria.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monde libertaire 1954 establishments in France Anarchist periodicals published in France French Anarchist Federations French-language magazines Magazines established in 1954 Magazines published in Paris Monthly magazines published in France Weekly magazines published in France