Fédération des Étudiants Nationalistes | |
| Abbreviation | FEN |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Jeune Nation |
| Formation | May 1, 1960 |
| Founder | François d'Orcival and others |
| Dissolved | 1967 |
Membership | 2,500 (1965) |
The Federation of Nationalist Students (French: Fédération des Étudiants Nationalistes, FEN) was a French far-right student society active between 1960 and 1967, founded by François d'Orcival and others, soon joined by Alain de Benoist as a lead journalist.
Created by former students of the neo-fascist group Jeune Nation (1949–58), the Federation of Nationalists Students was launched in May 1960 after the publication of a manifesto calling for a nationalist cultural revolution. The text broke with the doctrine of street insurrection previously espoused by far-right groups like Jeune Nation in the 1950s, and is deemed influential on many nationalist movements that followed, especially Europe-Action and the GRECE. The organization reached its peak in influence and membership in the years 1964-1966, and was eventually dissolved by its head members in 1967.