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Sartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war

In September 1960 Jean-Paul Sartre was among the signatories of the Manifeste des 121, the declaration on the right of insubordination in the Algerian war, and he used celebrity to keep the text public against seizure. In the causal graph this event strengthens Protection of Minority Rights, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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In September 1960 Jean-Paul Sartre was among the signatories of the Manifeste des 121, the declaration on the right of insubordination in the Algerian war, and he used celebrity to keep the text public against seizure. Beauvoir, Duras, Blanchot and others signed. Sharing is the mechanism. It is rights against a French colonial war, not a later biopic.

Context

Jeanson networks, torture files, and OAS bombs framed 1960. Sartre’s apartment would be targeted. That violence is done to him, not this signature as a crime he committed. The 121 is a list, not a government.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Why it matters

Rights path of mid weight. High confidence on the 1960 signature. Shared with 120 others; sharing is not a reason to drop him.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Jean-Paul Sartre

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    He signed and used his fame for the Declaration on the right of insubordination in the Algerian war. One hundred twenty others signed; the state prosecuted.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactSartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war
    2. strengthensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 6 September 1960 · verified

    A public manifesto for insubordination against a colonial war is a minority/anti-colonial rights path of mid weight, shared.

    • Having a say in government

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.BnF data — Jean-Paul SartreBibliothèque nationale de France · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Jean-Paul SartreEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

BnF data at https://data.bnf.fr/en/11923581/jean-paul_sartre/ (opens in a new tab) locates Sartre in the French bibliographic public that carried the manifesto’s fame. Britannica at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Paul-Sartre (opens in a new tab) independently notes Algeria-war engagement including the 121.

Established: Sartre signed and amplified the Manifeste des 121 in 1960. Not established: that he drafted every sentence as sole author. Contribution is recorded as He signed and used his fame for the Declaration on the right of insubordination in the Algerian war. One hundred twenty others signed; the state prosecuted. The impact note is A public manifesto for insubordination against a colonial war is a minority/anti-colonial rights path of mid weight, shared. The dated heading stays Sartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war on 1960-09-06, not a later statue, UNESCO listing, or school film. Later competitions, monuments, and adaptations are refused as extra lifetime acts of this person on this date.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. The 121 is not the 1964 Nobel letter. Mixed effects of Sartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war are separate paths.

Shared responsibility is part of Sartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war. Naming Jean-Paul Sartre does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1960-09-06 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorJean-Paul Sartre
  2. contributed toFactSartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war
  3. strengthensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Sartre signs and publicises the Manifeste des 121 on the Algerian war. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/sartre-manifeste-121-1960

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Accessed 15 October 2026.

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