Aguigui Mouna, whose real name was André Dupont, was born on October 1, 1911, in Meythet, Haute-Savoie, into a modest family marked by odd jobs and precarious employment. Early on, he rejected authority after a brief stint in the Navy and his expulsion from the Communist Party, which led him down a personal path blending pacifism, a libertarian spirit, and a biting sense of humor.