Jeanne Hoban

Jeanne Hoban (3 August 1924 Gillingham, Kent - 18 April 1997 Sri Lanka), known after her marriage as Jeanne Moonesinghe, was a British Trotskyist who became active in trade unionism and politics in Sri Lanka. She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka.

Read more about Jeanne Hoban:  Early Years, RCP and Labour Party, Sri Lanka

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