Armed Nuclei for Popular Autonomy

Noyaux armés pour l'autonomie populaire
NAPAP
LeaderFrédéric Oriach
Christian Harbulot (alleged)
Dates of operation1976 - 1981
MotivesProletarian revolution
Active regionsÎle-de-France, France
IdeologyCommunism, Maoism
Notable attacksKilling of Jean-Antoine Tramoni
StatusInactive

Armed Nuclei for Popular Autonomy (French: Noyaux armés pour l'autonomie populaire), also known as NAPAP, was a French Maoist armed organization formed in December 1976. According to the police, the leader of the NAPAP was Christian Harbulot.[1] Members of the NAPAP influenced the Communist Combatant Cells in Belgium.[2]

  1. ^ Christophe Bourseiller, Les maoïstes. La folle histoire des gardes rouges français, éditions du Seuil, collection « Points », 2008, p. 371
  2. ^ Les CCC, l'État et le terrorisme, Jos Vander Velpen, Éditions EPO, 1988.