Born in Saumur to a Corsican father and a Spanish mother, Talamoni and his family moved to Morosaglia when he was only one year old.

At the age of fifteen, Talamoni attended Edmond Simeoni’s ARC meeting announcing the beginning of the Aleria Standoff.

He was charged in 2005 for terrorism, but acquitted after the criminal court found a fair trial to be “nearly impossible” due to the tense political climate of the Corsican conflict.

[4][5] Throughout his youth, his parents would take him to meetings of the militant Action for Corsican Rebirth (Azione per a Rinascita Corsa, ARC) in Aleria and Corte.

In August 1975, Talamoni witnessed the chaos of the Aleria standoff during Edmond Simeoni’s speech in Corte announcing the action.

A Cuncolta Naziunalista became the political wing of the FLNC-Canal Historique (Canale Storicu, FLNC-CS) upon its formation in December 1990.

[6] In 1992, Corsica Nazione was formed as a broad coalition of Corsican nationalist parties, including A Cuncolta Naziunalista.

During the Tralonca peace campaign, Talamoni served as a government envoy for A Cuncolta Naziunalista, spearheading FLNC-CS negotiations along with François Santoni.

Talamoni would be charged with terrorism, but acquitted in May 2005 after a campaign of support by the League of Human Rights gave him the status of political prisoner.

[10] Throughout his prison sentencing, Talamoni maintained that he was a victim of a “politico-judicial setup” aimed to dismantle the Matignon accords and his reputation.

Talamoni opened dialogue to Macron and interior minister Gérald Darmanin to secure further autonomy for Corsica.