Madeleine Reberioux

Overview

Madeleine Rebérioux (née Amoudruz) born Chambéry, Savoy, France September 8, 1920 (d. 2005). French historian; Socialist. First woman President of Human Rights League, 1991. Signed Manifesto of 121, opposing Algerian war and torture, 1960. Opposed Vietnam War. Led UN Decade of Peace & Nonviolence, 2000. Called "Enough is Enough!" in Dec. 13, 2001 appeal for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

Quotations

“I am an anti-colonialist. That is probably the only idea that has always engaged me.” (Paroles Historiques, Crabtree thesis p. 46; photo bibliomonde.com)