Members
The Bonnot Gang originally consisted of a group of French anarchists centered around the individualist anarchist magazine L’Anarchie. The group was founded by Octave Garnier, Raymond Callemin, and René Valet. It was Garnier's idea to use automobiles in the service of a daring criminal act. Jules Bonnot joined them in December 1911.
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Octave Garnier
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Raymont Callemin
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Jules Bonnot
Principal gang members included:
- Anna Dondon
- Marie Vuillemin
- André Soudy
- Édouard Carouy
- Jeanne Belardi,
- Jean De Boe
- Élie Monier
- Eugène Dieudonné
Minor players included David Belonie, Marius Medge, Antoine Gauzy, Pierre Jourdan, Charles Reinart, Victor Serge, Godorowski, Henriette Maîtrejean, and Berbe Leclech.
The gang's political and social perspective was heavily influenced by Mikhail Bakunin and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon as well as Max Stirner, Ludwig Büchner, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Bonnot's ideas were more part with late anarchist Ravachol.
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