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-{{Infobox politician|name=Arghiri Emmanuel|native_name=Αργύρης Εμμανουήλ|image_size=200px|caption=Photo of Comrade Emmanuel|birth_date={{Birth date|1911|06|07}}|birth_place=Patras, Greece|death_date={{Death date and age|2001|12|14|1911|06|07}}|death_place=Paris, France|nationality=Greek/French|political_orientation=Marxism|image=File:Arghiri-Emmanuel.jpg}}
+{{Infobox politician|name=Arghiri Emmanuel|native_name=Αργύρης Εμμανουήλ|image_size=200px|caption=Photo of Comrade Emmanuel|birth_date={{Birth date|1911|06|07}}|birth_place=Patras, [[Greece]]|death_date={{Death date and age|2001|12|14|1911|06|07}}|death_place=[[Paris]], [[France]]|nationality=Greek/French|political_orientation=[[Marxism]]|image=File:Arghiri-Emmanuel.jpg}}
 '''Arghiri Emmanuel''' (June 7, 1911 – December 14, 2001) was a [[Greek]] (and later naturalized French) [[Marxist]] and economic theoretician. He is best known for founding the theory and systematic study of [[unequal exchange]]. Emmanuel was born in Patras, Greece, just one year before Greece entered the Balkan wars.<ref>{{Citation|last=Lauesen|first=Torkil|author=Torkil Lauesen|year=2025|title=Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future|title-url=https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/ue-past-present-future|chapter=The Historical Context of the Theory of Unequal Exchange|section=Emmanuel—A Man of the 20th Century|page=4|publisher=Iskra Books|series=Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series|volume=3}}</ref>
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 In the 1940s, the allied powers attempted to install a right-wing Greek government in Cairo, [[Arab Republic of Egypt|Egypt]]. Emmanuel took an active part in revolting against this installation, and on April 4, 1944, he and other soldiers on five navy ships attempted a mutiny. This mutiny was ultimately unsuccessful; eleven seamen were killed, others were wounded, and some were taken prisoner, including Emmanuel. Emmanuel and his comrades were sentenced to death, but Emmanuel was granted amnesty in 1945, and he was sent to Sudan and kept in a British prison camp. While in the prison camp, Emmanuel attempted to teach his fellow prisoners about dialectical materialism. In March 1946, he was finally released, but he found it too difficult to find work in Greece, so Emmanuel returned to the Congo.<ref>{{Citation|last=Lauesen|first=Torkil|author=Torkil Lauesen|year=2025|title=Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future|title-url=https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/ue-past-present-future|chapter=The Historical Context of the Theory of
 Unequal Exchange|section=The Mutiny|page=5-7|series=Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series|volume=3}}</ref>

The Phantom Bull: I wrote more about Emmanuel's life. I will continue adding more later.

2026-06-21T23:31:19Z

I wrote more about Emmanuel's life. I will continue adding more later.

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	'''Arghiri Emmanuel''' (June 7, 1911 – December 14, 2001) was a Greek (and later naturalized French) [[Marxist]] and economic theoretician. He is best known for founding the theory and study of [[unequal exchange]].		{{Infobox politician\|name=Arghiri Emmanuel\|native_name=Αργύρης Εμμανουήλ\|image_size=200px\|caption=Photo of Comrade Emmanuel\|birth_date={{Birth date\|1911\|06\|07}}\|birth_place=Patras, Greece\|death_date={{Death date and age\|2001\|12\|14\|1911\|06\|07}}\|death_place=Paris, France\|nationality=Greek/French\|political_orientation=Marxism\|image=File:Arghiri-Emmanuel.jpg}}

			'''Arghiri Emmanuel''' (June 7, 1911 – December 14, 2001) was a [[Greek]] (and later naturalized French) [[Marxist]] and economic theoretician. He is best known for founding the theory and systematic study of [[unequal exchange]]. Emmanuel was born in Patras, Greece, just one year before Greece entered the Balkan wars.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Lauesen\|first=Torkil\|author=Torkil Lauesen\|year=2025\|title=Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future\|title-url=https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/ue-past-present-future\|chapter=The Historical Context of the Theory of Unequal Exchange\|section=Emmanuel—A Man of the 20th Century\|page=4\|publisher=Iskra Books\|series=Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series\|volume=3}}</ref>

			== Revolt against a right-wing government ==
			In the 1940s, the allied powers attempted to install a right-wing Greek government in Cairo, [[Arab Republic of Egypt\|Egypt]]. Emmanuel took an active part in revolting against this installation, and on April 4, 1944, he and other soldiers on five navy ships attempted a mutiny. This mutiny was ultimately unsuccessful; eleven seamen were killed, others were wounded, and some were taken prisoner, including Emmanuel. Emmanuel and his comrades were sentenced to death, but Emmanuel was granted amnesty in 1945, and he was sent to Sudan and kept in a British prison camp. While in the prison camp, Emmanuel attempted to teach his fellow prisoners about dialectical materialism. In March 1946, he was finally released, but he found it too difficult to find work in Greece, so Emmanuel returned to the Congo.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Lauesen\|first=Torkil\|author=Torkil Lauesen\|year=2025\|title=Unequal Exchange: Past, Present, and Future\|title-url=https://www.iskrabooks.org/books/p/ue-past-present-future\|chapter=The Historical Context of the Theory of
			Unequal Exchange\|section=The Mutiny\|page=5-7\|series=Anti-Imperialist Marxism (AIM) Series\|volume=3}}</ref>

The Phantom Bull: I created a main article about Arghiri Emmanuel. I will elaborate upon it once it has been approved.

2026-06-21T22:18:46Z

I created a main article about Arghiri Emmanuel. I will elaborate upon it once it has been approved.

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'''Arghiri Emmanuel''' (June 7, 1911 – December 14, 2001) was a Greek (and later naturalized French) [[Marxist]] and economic theoretician. He is best known for founding the theory and study of [[unequal exchange]].