31 moments

1. Birth in Fort-de-France

   1925-07-20 · Fort-de-France, Martinique, France

   Frantz Omar Fanon was born in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

2. Enlistment in the 5th Antillean Marching Battalion

   1943-01-01 · Fort-de-France, Martinique, France

   Fanon enlisted in the Free French 5th Antillean Marching Battalion at Fort-de-France. The source places enlistment after the June 1943 uprising but does not specify a month.

3. Flight to Dominica

   1943-01-01 · Dominica

   Fanon left Vichy-controlled Martinique for the British colony of Dominica to connect with Allied sympathizers. The source identifies Dominica but not a settlement; coordinates are a representative point for the island.

4. Return to Martinique

   1943-06-01 · Martinique, France

   After the overthrow of the Vichy-aligned Martinique regime, Fanon returned to Martinique. The source gives the island, not a specific settlement; coordinates are a representative point.

5. Combat near Montbéliard

   1944-01-01 · Montbéliard, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

   Fanon took part in engagements near Montbéliard in the Doubs and was seriously wounded by shrapnel. The source does not supply a more precise date within 1944.

6. Transfer to Béjaïa military base

   1944-01-01 · Béjaïa, Algeria

   Fanon was transferred to a Free French military base in Béjaïa, Algeria. The source gives the year through its 1944 narrative but no more precise transfer date.

7. Arrival in Casablanca

   1944-03-01 · Casablanca, Morocco

   Following basic training, Fanon arrived in Casablanca while en route with Free French forces. The article states that he boarded a troopship for Morocco in March 1944; arrival is described immediately thereafter.

8. Embarkation at Oran for Operation Dragoon

   1944-08-01 · Oran, Algeria

   Fanon embarked at Oran for Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France.

9. Landing at Saint-Tropez

   1944-08-01 · Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

   Fanon's unit came ashore at Saint-Tropez during the Allied landing in Provence.

10. Battle of Alsace

    1945-01-01 · Alsace, France

    After recovering from his wound, Fanon rejoined his unit and fought in the Battle of Alsace. Coordinates represent Strasbourg as a defensible representative point for the broader Alsace theater.

11. Return to Fort-de-France after demobilization

    1945-01-01 · Fort-de-France, Martinique, France

    After discharge from the military, Fanon returned to Martinique and completed his philosophy baccalauréat at Lycée Schœlcher in Fort-de-France. The source specifies fall 1945; the output format permits year precision only.

12. Transfer to Normandy

    1945-01-01 · Normandy, France

    Fanon was transferred to Normandy to await repatriation to the West Indies. Coordinates represent Caen as a defensible representative point for the region.

13. Transfer to Toulon

    1945-01-01 · Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

    Fanon and other Black troops were sent to Toulon after their removal from their formations. The source situates this transfer after Allied forces crossed the Rhine in 1945.

14. Return to metropolitan France for medical study

    1946-01-01 · Metropolitan France

    Fanon returned to metropolitan France to pursue medical studies after completing his baccalauréat in Martinique. The cited sentence identifies metropolitan France rather than a city; coordinates are a representative point in Paris.

15. Psychiatric residency at Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole

    1951-01-01 · Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, Occitanie, France

    After qualifying as a psychiatrist, Fanon undertook a residency at Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole under François Tosquelles. The source ties the residency to qualification in 1951 but does not state its precise start or end date.

16. Publication of Black Skin, White Masks in Lyon

    1952-01-01 · Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

    While completing psychiatric residency work in Lyon, Fanon wrote and published Black Skin, White Masks.

17. Appointment at Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital

    1953-11-23 · Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital, Blida, Algeria

    

    Fanon was appointed chief physician of service at Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital, beginning his major psychiatric and political work in Algeria. Coordinates identify the present-day Blida-Joinville psychiatric-hospital site.

18. First Congress of Black Writers and Artists

    1956-09-01 · Sorbonne, Paris, France

    Fanon participated in the First Congress of Black Writers and Artists at the Sorbonne and delivered his paper, “Racism and Culture.”

19. Secret travel to Tunis

    1957-01-01 · Tunis, Tunisia

    After expulsion from Algeria and a short stay in France, Fanon traveled secretly to Tunis, where he worked openly with the FLN.

20. All-African People's Conference

    1958-12-01 · Accra, Ghana

    Representing the GPRA under the pseudonym Dr. Omar, Fanon attended the Pan-African Congress in Accra. The source gives the event dates as 5–13 December 1958; month precision is used because the output schema does not allow date ranges.

21. Second Congress of Black Writers and Artists

    1959-03-01 · Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy

    Fanon participated in the Second Congress of Black Writers and Artists at the Capitoline in Rome. The event extended into April; March is used as its documented start month.

22. Diplomatic posting to Accra

    1960-03-01 · Accra, Ghana

    Fanon was appointed to Accra for GPRA work and used his West African posting to explore a southern supply route toward Algeria.

23. Arrival by road in Bamako

    1960-11-01 · Bamako, Mali

    Fanon traveled overland from Monrovia to Bamako during the reconnaissance mission concerning a southern Algerian front. The source places the journey in November 1960 but does not give an arrival day.

24. Reconnaissance journey from Monrovia

    1960-11-01 · Monrovia, Liberia

    During a reconnaissance mission connected with opening a southern front, Fanon and his team abandoned planned air travel and set out by road from Monrovia. The source places the reconnaissance mission in November 1960; it does not identify a specific Monrovia departure site.

25. Meeting with Sartre and Beauvoir in Rome

    1961-01-01 · Rome, Italy

    In the summer of 1961, Fanon met Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in Rome after traveling from Tunis. The source specifies summer 1961 but not a month; year precision is used.

26. Treatment trip to the Soviet Union

    1961-01-01 · Soviet Union

    Following his leukemia diagnosis, Fanon traveled to the Soviet Union for several weeks of medical treatment. The chronology places this trip in 1961. Coordinates identify Moscow, named in the source.

27. Stay at Dupont Circle Hotel

    1961-10-01 · Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, D.C., United States

    After arriving in Washington, Fanon stayed at the Dupont Circle Hotel for a week before admission to the National Institutes of Health. The source gives a one-week stay after his 3 October 1961 U.S. arrival but does not specify the exact hotel check-in date.

28. Arrival in New York City

    1961-10-03 · New York City, New York, United States

    Fanon arrived in New York City with his wife and son for further leukemia treatment in the United States.

29. Admission for leukemia treatment at NIH

    1961-10-10 · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Fanon began leukemia treatment at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda.

30. Burial at Aïn Kerma

    1961-12-01 · Martyrs' Cemetery, Aïn Kerma, El Taref Province, Algeria

    

    After his death, Fanon's body was sent to Tunisia for honors and then buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery at Aïn Kerma in eastern Algeria. The source places burial after his 6 December 1961 death but does not state the burial day; coordinates represent Aïn Kerma municipality rather than a documented grave coordinate.

31. Death at NIH Clinical Center

    1961-12-06 · National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Fanon died at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda after contracting double pneumonia during leukemia treatment.