Action Directe

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Action directe
Dates of operation	1979–1987
Motives	Proletarian revolution
Active regions	France
Ideology	Anarchism Anti-fascism Anti-imperialism Autonomism Maoism Marxism-Leninism[1]
Political position	Left-wing
Notable attacks	Assassinations of René Audran and Georges Besse 1979 Attack on the HQ of Conseil national du patronat français 1986 Paris police station attack
Status	Defunct
Size	180–200 "militants and [close] sympathizers" during its existence[2]
Means of revenue	Robbery

Action Directe (French pronunciation: [aksjɔ̃ diʁɛkt]; AD; lit. 'direct action') was a French far-left militant group that originated from the anti-Franco struggle and the autonomous movement, and was responsible for violent attacks in France between 1979 and 1987. Members of the group considered themselves libertarian communists who had formed an "urban guerrilla organization". The French government banned the group. During its existence, AD's members murdered 12 people, and wounded a further 26. It associated at various times with the Red Brigades (Italy), Red Army Faction (West Germany), Prima Linea (Italy), Armed Nuclei for Popular Autonomy (France), Communist Combatant Cells, Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions, Irish National Liberation Army,^[3] and others.