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Born | Corte, Corsica | 6 August 1934
Died | 14 December 2018 Ajaccio, Corsica | (aged 84)
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]
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]
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). [11] Two years later, the Simeoni brothers led a group of 50 ARC militants and took over a French wine depot in Aleria. [11]
Edmond Simeoni | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Corte, Corsica | 6 August 1934
Died | 14 December 2018 Ajaccio, Corsica | (aged 84)
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]
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]
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). [11] Two years later, the Simeoni brothers led a group of 50 ARC militants and took over a French wine depot in Aleria. [11]