- Breton National Party
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The PNB formed in the aftermath of split between
federalist s and nationalists within theBreton Autonomist Party (PAB), following theCongress of Guingamp in August 1931. Following the collapse of the PAB, the federalists led byMorvan Marchal formed the "Breton Federalist League ", the nationalist faction, led byOlier Mordrel , decided to found a new party with a clearly nationalist agenda, namely seeking Breton independence from France.This revived the programme of the previous
Breton Nationalist Party , which had existed from 1911-1914. A congress was held inLanderneau onDecember 27 ,1931 . The following year, activists led byCélestin Lainé bombed a sculpture inRennes representing Breton unity with France. The creation of this sculpture had spurred the foundation of the earlier party in 1911.The party was influenced by international Celticist ideas, and modelled its aspirations on Irish independence movements. It was also closely associated with
fascist ideology. Because of its connections withNazi Germany the party was banned in France on the outbreak ofWorld War II in 1939, but after the defeat of France it was revived, becoming closely associated with Breton collaborationism. An explicitly Nazi faction broke away in 1941 under the nameBreton Social-National Workers' Movement .During its existence, the PNB published a newspaper, "
L'Heure Bretonne ".ee also
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Breton nationalism and World War II
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