Murder of Pierre Overney
Pierre Overney (1948 - 25 February 1972) was a French worker and maoist political activist. He was killed by a security guard.
Death
Pierre Overney was a worker in the Renault automobile factory. He was fired from his job. On Friday, 25 February 1972 Overney and other activists were distributing pamphlets to the workers as they entered and left the gates. Pierre got into a dispute with security guard Jean-Antoine Tramoni. The guard pulled a gun and shot Overney.
Reactions
Armed actions
On 1 March, in response to the murder, a group of activists set fire to the cars in the Renault depot.
On 8 March 1972 the Maoist organization Nouvelle Résistance Populaire kidnapped Robert Nogrette[1]
Funeral
The funeral of Pierre Overney was attended by 200.000 people,[2] included Jean-Paul Sartre and Michel Foucault.
Trial of Tramoni and action of the NAPAP
Tramoni's trial began in January 1973. The court sentenced him to four years in prison. Following his release from prison on 23 March 1977, Tramoni was killed by the Maoist armed group NAPAP (Noyaux armés pour l'autonomie populaire)[3][4]
Commemoration in culture
French singer Dominique Grange dedicated a song named Pierrot est tombé to Pierre Overney.
See also
References
- ^ Paris Normandie, édition Calvados, 3 March 1972.
- ^ 40 ans après, Pierre Overney
- ^ Hubert Artus, « Les fantômes de la Gauche Prolétarienne revisités » Rue89, 30 mars 2008.
- ^ Voir : Anne Argouse, Hugues Peyret, Mort pour la cause du peuple, 52 minutes, FR3 Haute-Normandie [archive], 1er décembre 2012.