Louis Dubreuilh
French Politician
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Louis Dubreuilh (18 March 1862 – 24 July 1924) was a French socialist politician and first Secretary-General of the French Socialist Party (SFIO) from its establishment in 1905 to 1918.
Louis Dubreuilh | |
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| Secretary-General of the SFIO | |
| In office 25 April 1905 – 29 July 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ludovic-Oscar Frossard |
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| Born | 18 March 1862 |
| Died | 24 July 1924 (aged 62) |
| Party | SFIO |
Political career
Dubreuilh began his political career as a journalist initially in the Bordeaux press.[1] As he was a socialist he had campaigned alongside Édouard Vaillant and was one of the organizers of the 1899 First General Congress of French Socialist Organizations.[2] He was made the Secretary-General of the SFIO when it was founded in 1905 and would remain in the position until 1918.[3] He later joined the Sacred Union movement, a response to WW1 agreeing not to go on any strikes or oppose the government for the duration of the war.[4] Before the war ended he was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ludovic-Oscar Frossard He died in 1924.