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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