'''Raymond Molinier''' (1904–1994) was a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France and a pioneer of the Fourth International.<ref name="marxists">{{cite web |url=http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/revhist/supplem/bronstei.htm |title=3 Articles from 'Rouge' about Trotsky's Family |last=Molinier |first=Raymond |at=''On Meeting with Trotsky'', including biographical introduction of the author |year=1985 |publisher=marxists.org |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref>
Molinier was born in Paris. In 1929, founded the journal ''La Vérité'',<ref name="marxists"/> and in March 1936 he and Pierre Frank co-founded the Parti communiste internationaliste, which merged with two other groups to form the Parti ouvrier internationaliste in June of that year.<ref name="iish">{{cite web |url=http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/l/10760171full.php |title=Ligue Communiste (France) Archives |publisher=International Institute of Social History |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref> At the outbreak of World War II Molinier was abroad and only returned after the cessation of hostilities. He was later active with the Ligue communiste révolutionnaire (LCR).<ref name="marxists"/> Eventually, he moved to Latin America under the name of "Leon Droeven".<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Eduardo|last1=Anguita|first2=Daniel|last2=Cecchini|title=La increíble historia del ayudante de Trotsky: fue espía inglés, vivió clandestino en la Argentina y estuvo preso por Eva Perón|trans-title=The incredible story of Trotsky's assistant: he was an English spy, lived clandestinely in Argentina and was imprisoned by Eva Perón|url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2020/12/05/la-increible-historia-del-ayudante-de-trotsky-fue-espia-ingles-vivio-clandestino-en-la-argentina-y-estuvo-preso-por-eva-peron/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=infobae|date=5 December 2020 |language=es-ES}}</ref>
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