Alexandra Auguste Ledru-Rollin

Alexandra Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874) was a French democrat, born near Paris. He called to the bar in 1830. He became a leader of the democratic movement in the reign of Louis Philippe, and gained the title of the "Tribune of the Revolution". In 1848 he became a member of the Provisional Government. He was Minister of the Interior. He secured for France the privilege of universal suffrage. His opposition to Louis Napoleon obliged him to seek refuge in England, where he took part in a general democratic movement, and an amnesty being granted, he returned to France in 1870. He was elected to the Assembly, but his power was gone. He died suddenly.

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