Secours Rouge writes, we have lost a friend and a comrade Suzanne Le Manceau, co–founder of the Collective for the Liberation of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah (CLGIA) and a tireless campaigner for the liberation of Palestine, who passed away yesterday, September 14.
Suzanne had been the mainstay of solidarity with Georges Abdallah for 15 years and Georges‘ regular visitor to Lannemezan prison. Although weakened by illness, she delivered the last message addressed by Georges on April 6 to the thousands gathered outside the prison.
Secours Rouge had met Suzanne during the joint demonstrations for the release of prisoners from Direct Action. Suzanne then chaired the Let‘s Not Let It Happen. During these two decades of common struggle without a shadow, we appreciated her personal qualities, her militant determination, and her sense of unity.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine also released a statement in commemoration:
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) mourns, to our people and the free people of the world, the international French activist Suzanne Lumanzo, who passed away after a long struggle with illness.
The Front praises the virtues of the late activist and her continuous struggle for Palestine and Palestinian prisoners, as well as her support for the comrade and fighter Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who remains imprisoned in French jails. The late activist was a founding member of the “Campaign for the Release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah” and a staunch supporter of Palestinian female prisoners and global liberation causes.
Suzanne Lumanzo was also active in participating in and organizing events in support of the international leader, Comrade Ahmad Sa’adat, Secretary-General of the PFLP, and his comrades in the occupation’s prisons, constantly affirming the necessity of liberating Palestine from the river to the sea.
The late activist was a tireless force of energy and activity. Despite her age and illness, she dedicated her life to defending Palestine, advocating for the release of prisoners and Georges Abdallah, and fighting for the just causes of refugees.
Despite the deterioration of her health in recent months, she continued to participate in mass protests denouncing the zionist genocide against the Gaza Strip and the French government’s complicity in these crimes. She always raised the Palestinian flag and the photos of the prisoners inside and outside of France, even in her worst health conditions.
Every year, the late activist delivered a statement from Comrade Georges Abdallah outside the gates of his prison in Lannemezan, even in the most difficult and harshest circumstances. She read the latest statement last April, despite her illness, remaining the echo of the imprisoned fighter’s voice in the face of French imperial tyranny.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine extends its heartfelt condolences to her comrades and friends in France and everywhere, especially the Campaign for the Release of Georges Abdallah, to her family, and her life partner, Comrade Bernard. The Front affirms that Suzanne Lumanzo’s legacy will remain a beacon inspiring all fighters to continue the path toward freedom and liberation.
Glory and eternity to her pure revolutionary soul.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Central Media Office
September 17, 2024