Bernard Lugan

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Bernard Lugan
Born (1946-05-10) 10 May 1946 (age 77)
Alma materParis Nanterre University
OccupationAfrican history
OrganizationNational Council of European Resistance

Bernard Lugan (born 10 May 1946) is a French historian who specialises in

right-wing anarchist
.

Early life and education

Bernard Lugan was born in

Paris X University Nanterre and earned a PhD in history in 1976 after a thesis on Rwandan economy in the 19th century.[4][3]

Academic career

Lugan moved to Africa in the early 1970s where he conducted archaeological research in

In 1983, Lugan authored another thesis for a state doctorate, Between the servitudes of the hoe and the spells of the cow: the rural world in ancient Rwanda.

Boers-Afrikaners" in South Africa.[9] Lugan has also been involved with far-right news outlets like Minute, National-Hebdo [fr] or Présent, which regard him as a specialist of African history.[3] Until 2006, he hosted a talk show on Radio Courtoisie named the Libre Journal.[10]

Lugan served as a Professor at the military school of

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Following the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Lugan served an expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. He was cited by several Hutu defendants ultimately convicted for their involvement in the genocide, including Théoneste Bagosora, Tharcisse Renzaho and Emmanuel Ndindabahizi.[13]

Although he does not deny the existence or downplay the figures of the genocide, Lugan controversially claims that the events were not "programmed" by the Hutu leadership, and that president

libel for calling Lugan a "genocide denier" or a "supporter of apartheid".[16][17] At the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade publicly labelled Lugan's work a form of "intellectual racism" and accused him of minimizing the contributions of Black people to the history of Africa in his research.[18]

Political involvement

Lugan is a self-declared

right-wing anarchist, adding: "of musketeer leaning".[20] He is in favour of the re-establishment of dueling for libel and public insult, and founded in 1990 with Vladimir Volkoff an association to promote this agenda.[21][22]

In 2012–2013, Lugan was among the sponsors of

Institut Iliade [fr] with Jean-Yves Le Gallou and Philippe Conrad [fr], a think tank which describes itself "in the continuity of Dominique Venner's thought and action". The organization held a colloquium with Renaud Camus, Charlotte d'Ornellas and Jean Raspail in April 2016.[24] Lugan is also a member of the National Council of European Resistance, launched in November 2017 and presided by Renaud Camus.[25]

Work

Lugan's notable work includes several books on Southern Africa, Morocco and Rwanda including "History of South Africa", When Africa was German [26] and African Legacy, Solutions for a Community in Crisis where he describes how individualism hasn't replaced preexisting loyalties to clans, groups, and tribes.[27]

In this book, he rejects what he calls "the victimization

one man one vote
" system.

Bibliography

References

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  2. ^ Lecomte, Louis (14 January 2019). "Bernard Lugan : Afrique adieu". L'Incorrect.
  3. ^ a b c d e Rousso, Henry (2004). Rapport sur le racisme et le négationnisme à Lyon III (PDF) (Report). pp. 71–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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  5. ^ Études Rwandaises (Nov 1978), vol. 10; (Oct 1979), vol. 13; Tervuren (1983), p. 130–136, plates 82–91.
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  10. ^ "Libre Journal de Bernard Lugan". Radio Courtoisie. 22 September 2005.
  11. ^ Lugan, Bernard (15 April 2015). "Le blog officiel de Bernard Lugan: A Saint-Cyr, l'Afrique n'est plus au programme..." Le blog officiel de Bernard Lugan.
  12. ^ Dignat, Alban (28 November 2019). "Atlas historique de l'Afrique - Scoop : l'Afrique a une Histoire !". Herodote.
  13. ^ Rugiririza, Ephrem (30 November 2003). "Un historien français affirme que Kigali était ingérable pendant le génocide". JusticeInfo – Hirondelle Foundation (in French).
  14. ^ Dubuc, Bérénice (7 April 2014). "Tensions France-Rwanda: Manque de travail de repentance ou manipulation?". 20 Minutes.
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  16. ^ Staff (7 July 2004). "L'africaniste n'était pas révisionniste". 20 Minutes (in French).
  17. ^ Cour de Cassation (30 September 2003), France, Cour de cassation, Chambre criminelle, 30 septembre 2003, 02-87196 (in French), Juricaf
  18. ^ "Le Sécrétaire Général Invite les Chefs d'État et de Gouvernement à Mettre en Place les Structures et la Legislation Adequates pour Prévenir les Discriminations". United Nations. 31 August 2001.
  19. ^ Landrin, Sophie (7 October 2001). "Des africanistes dénoncent la promotion d'un historien de Lyon-III proche de l'extrême droite". Le Monde (in French).
  20. ^ Rugiririza, Ephrem (30 November 2001). "Le Préfet Renzaho n'avait aucun autorité militaire, explique Lugan". JusticeInfo – Hirondelle Foundation (in French).
  21. ^ "Bernard Lugan : pour le rétablissement des duels en matière de presse !". Revue Médias. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07.
  22. ^ Lugan, Bernard (2012-10-08). "Vive le duel !". Boulevard Voltaire (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  23. ^ "L'extrême droite à la recherche de fonds". La Lettre A (in French). 24 January 2013.
  24. ^ de Boissieu, Laurent (25 May 2016). "Institut Iliade (ILIADE)". France Politique.
  25. ^ "À propos". Conseil National de la Résistance Européenne (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  26. ^ When Africa was German - notes by Bureau International de l'Edition Française Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Book Review by Steven D. Laib, J.D., M.S. Archived October 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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