René Andrieu ( Beauregard, 1920–1998) was a French Communist Resistance fighter, journalist and politician. He served in the

Francs-Tireurs et Partisans The ''Francs-tireurs et partisans français'' (FTPF), or commonly the ''Francs-tireurs et partisans'' (FTP), was an armed resistance organization created by leaders of the French Communist Party during World War II (1939–45). The communist par ...

during

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, and headed the Communist newspaper ''

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'' from 1958 to 1984. He was also part of the Central Committee of the

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Works

* ''Les communistes et la révolution'', Julliard, 1968 * ''Du bonheur et rien d'autre'', Robert Laffont, 1975 * ''Choses dites'', Editions Sociales, 1979 * ''Stendhal ou le bal masqué'', J. C. Lattès, 1983 * ''Un rêve fou ? Un journaliste dans le siècle'', L’Archipel, 1996 1920 births 1998 deaths People from Lot (department) French Communist Party politicians Members of the Francs-tireurs et partisans French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French journalists 20th-century French male writers {{France-journalist-stub