Blanqui

/ (French blɑ̃kɪ) /

noun

Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison

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Blanqui used to say—according to Kropotkin—that there were in Paris fifty thousand men ready at any moment for an insurrection.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
I had the pleasure to see the "venerable" Blanqui led up the steps by his admirers.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre
Blanqui was sentenced to death and Barbes to the galleys for life.
Edmond Dants|Edmund Flagg
Blanqui says that he lost his election as commander of a battalion, through the intrigues of the Jesuits.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre

At ten o'clock the venerable Blanqui announced that the sitting was over, and the public noisily withdrew.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris|Henry Labouchre

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