Marie Édouard Vaillant (26 January 1840 – 18 December 1915) was a French politician.
Born in Vierzon, Cher, son of a lawyer, Édouard Vaillant studied engineering at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, graduating in 1862, and then law at the Sorbonne. In Paris he knew Charles Longuet, Louis-Auguste Rogeard, and Jules Vallès. A reader of Joseph Proudhon writings, he met Proudhon, and joined the International Workingmen's Association.
He went to study in Germany in 1866. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 he returned to Paris. It was during the Siege of Paris that Vaillant met Auguste Blanqui. Vaillant opposed the Government of National Defence, and took part in the revolts on 31 October 1870 and 22 January 1871.
He was one of the four editors of the Affiche Rouge (red poster) calling for the creation of the Paris Commune. In the elections of February 1871 he stood as a revolutionary socialist candidate for the National Assembly but was not elected. In March 1871 he was elected by the 20th arrondissement to the council of the Commune where he oversaw work on education.
Following the bloody suppression of the Commune in late May 1871, Vaillant fled France with Eugène Baudin for Great Britain where he was part of the Blanquist tendency of the First International. He was sentenced to death in absentia in July 1872 and did not return to France until the general amnesty of 1880.
Active in socialist politics, Vaillant was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1893, representing the 20th arrondissement. Although he had earlier been a convinced revolutionary, in the Chamber he generally followed a middle ground between the "revolutionaries" represented by Jules Guesde and the "reformists" represented by Jean Jaurès. He was among the founder members of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), a socialist party uniting revolutionary and reformist groups.
Vaillant supported a general strike to prevent French participation in the First World War, but following the assassination of Jaurès and the outbreak of war, he joined the majority of socialists in supporting the Union sacrée and harshly criticised pacifist members of the SFIO in his speeches.
Édouard Vaillant died in Paris on 18 December 1915. Schools in his birthplace of Vierzon, and in Gennevilliers, are named in his honour.
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Some of their strengths
Édouard Vaillant has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Optimistic, Energetic, Creative, Generous, Determined, Diplomatic, and Idealistic.
Idealistic and Altruistic
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Charming and Sophisticated
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Ambitious and Forceful
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A person who has a knack for identifying opportunities, has amazing concentration and focus, who can work independently, who likes starting new things, and who is somewhat of an intellectual.
Charismatic and Playful
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They are also someone who is patient, assertive, and who is a natural leader that likes to help others in need.
Altruistic and Innovative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Édouard Vaillant tends to be someone who sacrifices things for the good of others and wants to do "good" in the world. Who is often thought of as an innovator or rebel who thrives when trying to chase a breakthrough of some sort, who has a clear and sound mind, and who can be charming and sociable.
Some of Édouard Vaillant's challenges
While Édouard Vaillant has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Édouard Vaillant can be Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, Impulsive, Careless, Relentless, Inflexible, and Temperamental.
Rebellious and Emotionally Distant
One of Édouard Vaillant's key challenges is that they are someone who can be rebellious and emotionally distant.
Édouard Vaillant must also exercise caution as they can be excessive and unrealistic.
Relentless and Inflexible
Édouard Vaillant is someone who can be relentless, obsessive, and inflexible, who can be confrontational with work colleagues, can have difficulty communicating feelings and be somewhat reclusive, and who can be self-destructive, overindulgent, and extravagant.
Serious and Callous
Finally, Édouard Vaillant also can be too giving, come across as too "high and mighty", and can have a hard time expressing feelings.
