Lyndon LaRouche

Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche, Jr. (born September 8, 1922) is an American political activist and founder of various political organizations in the United States and elsewhere.

Timeline

• 1922: Born
• 1942: Dropped out of Northeastern
• 1944: Enlisted in Army
• 1946: Return from India
• 1948: Socialist Worker Party mtgs.
• 1954: Married Janice Neuberger
• 1956: Son born
• 1963: Janice leaves
• 1964: Revolutionary Tendency
• 1965: Expelled from Socialist Worker Party
• 1965: Joins Spartacist League
• 1965: Cohabit with Carol Larrabee
• 1966: Joins Committee for Independent Political Action
• 1968: Protests at Columbia with SDS
• 1969: Expelled from SDS
• 1969: Forms NCLC
• 1971: Forms U.S. Labor Party
• 1971: New Solidarity press service
• 1973: Operation Mop-up
• 1974: Executive Intelligence Review
• 1974: Fusion Energy Foundation
• 1975: Visit to Iraq
• 1976: 1st Pres. bid, w/ US Labor
• 1976: Critical Washington Post article
• 1977: Married Helga Zepp
• 1979: Brings & loses libel suit
• 1979: moves to opposition to deregulation
• 1979: Move to Democratic Party
• 1980: USLP disbanded
• 1980: 2nd Pres. bid, w/ Democratic Party
• 1982: U.S. News suit
• 1983: Train Salon
• 1984: 3rd Pres. bid.
• 1984: Inspired formation of Schiller Institute
• 1986: California AIDS initiative loses
• 1986: Illinois state contests
• 1986: FBI raids HQ
• 1986: LaRouche & 6 others charged w/ fraud
• 1987: Forced bankruptcy
• 1988: Mistrial, charges refiled
• 1988: 2nd California AIDS intitiative loses
• 1988: 4th Pres. bid
• 1988: LaRouche & others convicted
• 1992: 5th Pres. bid, from prison
• 1992: Kidnapping of Lewis du Pont Smith
• 1994: Paroled
• 1996: 6th Pres. bid
• 1996: Takeover of Citizens Electoral Council
• 1996: LaRouche v Fowler
• 1999: formed Larouche Youth Movement
• 2000: 7th Pres. bid
• 2003: Death of Jeremiah Duggan
• 2004: 8th Pres. bid