Delescluze

Delescluze (1809-1871) was a French Communist, born at Dreux. He was imprisoned and transported for his extreme opinions. He started a journal, the Rèveil, in 1868, to advocate the doctrines of the International. He was mainly answerable for the atrocities of the Paris Commune. He was killed in the barricades.

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Delfa Scale, Delft, Delgado, Delia Bacon, Delia Cruscans, Delight of Mankind, Delilah