Andrée Ferretti

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Andrée Ferretti (1935-September 29, 2022) was a Canadian political figure and author. She was the vice president of the

Ferretti was born in Montreal in a family of humble wealth. She began her commitment for Quebec independence in 1958.^[citation needed] She was a member of the Mouvement de Libération Populaire, and when it disbanded joined the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale^[1] and became its vice-president.^[2] The RIN had distinct left and right wing sections and Ferretti part of the left wing of the party, arguing that the whole socio-economic system needed to be reformed. Ferretti argued that Quebec was "in a mortal struggle against all who contribute to our exploitation, whether they be American Imperialists, Canadian capitalists or the French-Canadian bourgeoisie."^[1] After a confrontation with then-president of the RIN Pierre Bourgault,^[2] she resigned from the party ^[3] and founded the short-lived Front de libération populaire (FLP) in March 1968. Bourgault asked his followers to join René Lévesque's then-fledgling Parti Québécois using entryism, thus uniting the indépendantiste forces.

During the 1970s, she published a number of writings in favour of independence within