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Jules Nadi

Jules Nadi
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Jules Nadi
Member of the French Parliament
for Canton du Grand-Serre
In office
1910–1919
Member of the French Parliament
for Romans-sur-Isère
In office
1919–1925

Jules Camille Victor Pomaret, known as Jules Nadi (Nadi, the anagram of his wife, Dina) (19 May 1872 – 7 November 1928) was a French politician who represented Drôme in southeastern France. A socialist since 1898, at different times, he was a member of the French Workers' Party (POF) (1898–1900), French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) (1914–1921; 1923–1928) and the French Communist Party (PCF) (1921–1923).

Nadi was born in Valence, Drôme. His father, who built roads and bridges, died when Nadi was seven. After graduating from primary school and upper primary school in Valencia, Nadi became an employee of the town hall.

He entered politics at age 26, joining the POF of Jules Guesde. With François Lattard, Nadi founded the literary journal, L'Œuvre, in July 1897 in Valence; he headed the journal, which was associated with the Symbolist movement. He left the POF as early as 1900, feeling no attraction to Marxism and socialism. He preferred creating autonomous socialist groups; and was an advocate of freethought, freemasonry, and the International League for Human Rights. In 1901, Nadi was appointed mayor of Romans-sur-Isère, a town near Valence;and in 1905, he founded the Lodge of Saint-Vallier. A propagandist, he helped organized the Fédération Socialiste autonome Ardèche-Drôme, and was unanimously elected secretary of the Federation.

Nadi attended the SFIO's 1905 Globe Congress and became secretary of the local federation. Accused of political guilt, in 1907, the new mayor of Romans-sur-Isère, Dr. Ernest Gailly, dismissed Nadi, through the influence of Joseph Caillaux. The SFIO's 1907 National Council decided to create two alternate delegates, Nadi and Adéodat Compère-Morel (who was succeeded by René Cabannes); the remainder of the delegation included Gaston Levy, Adrien Pressemane, and Henri Laudier.


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