Stéphane Hessel was a French Resistance fighter, diplomat, poet, essayist, and political activist. Born on October 20, 1917, in Berlin, he became the chief of staff to the Deputy UN Secretary-General Henri Laugier in 1946 and participated in UN Human Rights Commission meetings. He is notably known for his 2010 essay "Indignez-vous!" which calls for political engagement against injustices, inspiring protests across Europe. Hessel was also involved in social movements advocating for the education of African and Malagasy workers in France.
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Meaning of the name - Stephane
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Stéphane Hessel belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Berlin
Place of Death: 14th arrondissement of Paris
Educated At: École alsacienne | Lycée Louis-le-Grand | École Libre des Sciences Politiques | London School of Economics and Political Science | École Normale Supérieure
Occupation: French Resistance fighter | political activist | diplomat | writer
Spouses: Vitia Hessel
Children: Anne Hessel
Employers: United Nations
Awards Received: Prix de l’Académie de Berlin | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want | Burgerschapsprijs Stichting P&V | Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit | Adam Mickiewicz award | honorary citizen of Brussels | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | Eugen Kogon Award | Médaille de la Résistance | North–South Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 20, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for October 20, 2024 |
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| Sun | 26 Libra 29 | 27 Libra 33 | 14 Aquarius 50 |
| Moon | 17 Sagittarius 16 | 8 Gemini 55 | 16 Scorpio 13 |
| Mercury | 16 Libra 51 | 10 Scorpio 26 | 21 Capricorn 49 |
| Venus | 9 Sagittarius 50 | 3 Sagittarius 12 | 23 Aquarius 54 |
| Mars | 22 Leo 44 | 24 Cancer 15 | 3 Libra 3 |
| Jupiter | 10 Gemini 36 | 21 Gemini 7 | 1 Gemini 21 |
| Saturn | 14 Leo 1 | 13 Pisces 12 | 11 Leo 36 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 47 | 26 Taurus 21 | 23 Aquarius 9 |
| Neptune | 7 Leo 0 | 27 Pisces 44 | 5 Leo 28 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 29 | 29 Capricorn 39 | 3 Cancer 45 |
| Rahu | 4 Capricorn 52 | 5 Aries 20 | 29 Sagittarius 12 |
| Ketu | 4 Cancer 52 | 5 Libra 20 | 29 Gemini 12 |
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