Edmond Simeoni Explained

Edmond Simeoni
Birth Date:6 August 1934
Birth Place:Corte, Corsica
Death Place:Ajaccio, Corsica

Edmond Simeoni (6 August 1934 – 14 December 2018)[1] was a Corsican doctor, politician and nationalist. He was the brother of Max Simeoni, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1994 and father of Gilles Simeoni.[2] [3] [4]

Simeoni, together with his brother Max, were the leaders of the Aleria siege, which started the modern Corsican nationalism.[5]

Biography

Simeoni was born 6 August 1934 in Corte, Corsica.[6] His father was Ferdinand Simeoni, who was the mayor of Lozzi. He grew up in Francardu and graduated at the Bastia High School. He studied medicine and specialized in gastroenterology.[7]

Simeoni relocated in Bastia and practiced medicine there for several years. He died on 14 December 2018 at Ajaccio, Corsica. Thousands of Corsicans attended his funeral and a tribute that lasted for three days.[8] At the time of his death, he was considered the most prominent Corsican political figure in the past 50 years.[9]

Activism

Edmond and Max Simeoni participated in the elections during the 1960s without much success.[10] They then founded the Action Regionaliste Corse in 1967.[11] The organization was banned in 1973 but was revived as the Azzione per a Rinascita Corsa (Action for a Reborn Corsica, ARC). Two years later, the Simeoni brothers led a group of 50 ARC militants and took over a French wine depot in Aleria.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmond Simeoni vient de s'éteindre à l'hôpital d'Ajaccio. Corse Matin. 14 December 2018.
  2. News: Le père du nationalisme corse, Edmond Simeoni, est mort. 2018-12-14. Le Monde.fr. 2018-12-18. fr.
  3. Web site: À Lozzi, la Corse réunie pour les obsèques d’Edmond Simeoni. France 3 Corse ViaStella. fr. 2018-12-18.
  4. Web site: Le nationaliste corse Edmond Simeoni, père de Gilles Simeoni, est mort.. Match. Paris. parismatch.com. fr. 2018-12-18.
  5. Book: Kindersley, Dorling. Top 10 Corsica. Penguin. 2012. 978-0-7566-9401-2.
  6. Book: Lavezzi, Ghjiseppu. Corse : Vertiges de l'honneur: L'Âme des Peuples. Nevicata. 2018. 978-2-512-01011-1. fr.
  7. Web site: August 29, 2013. Dr. Edmond Simeoni – fervent defender of Corsica. June 5, 2020. Let's talk about Corsica.
  8. Web site: Bastia : la mémoire et l’engagement d’Edmond Simeoni célébrés à l’église Saint-Roch. 2020-06-04. France 3 Corse ViaStella. fr.
  9. Web site: 2019-08-08. La vie d'Edmond Simeoni, figure du nationalisme corse, racontée en BD. 2020-06-04. Franceinfo. fr.
  10. Book: Watson, Michael. Contemporary Minority Nationalism. Routledge. 2013. 0415000653. Oxon. 90.
  11. Book: McGarry, John. Northern Ireland and the Divided World: Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective. McGarry. Professor of Political Studies and Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy John. Oxford University Press. 2001. 0-19-829633-9. Oxford. 244.
  12. https://www.corsenetinfos.corsica/La-Fondation-Coppieters-honore-Edmond-Simeoni-Une-vie-consacree-a-la-paix_a36756.html. « La Fondation Coppieters honore Edmond Simeoni : Une vie consacrée à la paix »

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