Pierre Julien Yves Marie Le Moine, or Per Le Moine, born 4 at
Maël-Carhaix, is an
architect
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and
Breton nationalist
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activist.
Family
He is the brother-in-law of
Erwan Vallerie.
Le Moine's eldest daughter is the artist
Anna Le Moine Gray.
Breton nationalism
He learned Breton with
Marguerite Gourlaouen, and followed the correspondence courses of
Skol Ober as well as those given at the Breton cultural center of Paris Kêr-Vreiz. He participated regularly for 10 years in the
Kamp Etrekeltiek ar Vrezhonegerien, with
Vefa de Bellaing,
Xavier de Langlais
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Early career
Langlais studied art in Na ...
,
Ronan Huon and Maodez Glanndour.
He is a member of the Cultural Institute of Brittany, and former president of the International Relations section. He was also a co-founder of the
Movement for the Organization of Brittany (MOB).
In 1955 in
Brest
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** Arrondissement of Brest
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** Château de Brest
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, Pierre Le Moine and other Breton nationalist founded the magazine ''
Ar Vro'' and later ''Jeune Bretagne'' that became ''
L'Avenir de la Bretagne''; he is a regular contributor to
Armor Magazine
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''.
He was an original administrator of
Kuzul ar Brezhoneg and continued for 20 years.
In 1949 he was a founding member of the
Federal Union of European Nationalities
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(FUEN). He was vice-president from 1980 to 1986, then president for Europe from 1986 to 1990. He represented the FUEN at the
Council of Europe for 17 years from 1990 and at the
OSCE
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since 1992.
A Commander of the Order of St John (Denmark), he was also awarded the
Order of the Ermine in 1994 and the Order of the European Combatant.
He was the president of the
Menez Kamm, European Youth Center, opened in the property of Countess
Vefa de Saint-Pierre. He is also the founder of the Brittany Regional Action Committee in 1961.
He is the inspiration for the Blue Book of Brittany, which, without him, could not have been written or published, as recorded by
Louis Mélennec.
Jersey
He moved to
Jersey
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in 1971, where he became President of the
Société Jersiaise de Bienfaisance.
[Dominique Auzias et Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Channel Islands 2016'', ]Petit Futé
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* Petit four
* Petit Gâteau
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, 2016,
References
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1927 births
Jersey people
Breton nationalists
Living people