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The Communist Party of Great Britain was founded in 1920 and participated in | The Communist Party of Great Britain was founded in 1920 and participated in the [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|1926 general strike]]. It organized a mass movement against the [[British Union of Fascists]] and sent over a thousand volunteers to fight in the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=Communist Party of Britain|title=The communist party|url=https://www.communistparty.org.uk/what-we-stand-for/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505074537/https://www.communistparty.org.uk/what-we-stand-for/|archive-date=2022-05-05|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> In 1945, it won two seats in the [[House of Commons]].<ref>{{News citation|title=1945 General election results summary|url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/1945.htm|newspaper=UK Political Info|retrieved=2022-03-20}}</ref> | ||
After the [[Second World War]], the CPGB campaigned against British membership in [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]. It organized miners' strikes in the 1970s and '80s. In 1988, a group of [[Communism|communists]] who had been expelled by the revisionist party leadership founded the [[Communist Party of Britain]].<ref name=":0" /> Former members would also found and join the [[Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist)]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2009-12-01|title=Jack Shapiro lives forever in our hearts!|url=https://thecommunists.org/2009/12/01/news/jack-shapiro-lives-forever-in-our-hearts/|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|date=2008-12-01|title=Remembering departed comrades|url=https://thecommunists.org/2008/12/01/news/remembering-departed-comrades/|newspaper=Proletarian}}</ref> The CPGB was dissolved in 1991. | After the [[Second World War]], the CPGB campaigned against British membership in [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]. It organized miners' strikes in the 1970s and '80s. In 1988, a group of [[Communism|communists]] who had been expelled by the revisionist party leadership founded the [[Communist Party of Britain]].<ref name=":0" /> Former members would also found and join the [[Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist)]].<ref>{{News citation|date=2009-12-01|title=Jack Shapiro lives forever in our hearts!|url=https://thecommunists.org/2009/12/01/news/jack-shapiro-lives-forever-in-our-hearts/|newspaper=[[Proletarian (newspaper)|Proletarian]]}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|date=2008-12-01|title=Remembering departed comrades|url=https://thecommunists.org/2008/12/01/news/remembering-departed-comrades/|newspaper=Proletarian}}</ref> The CPGB was dissolved in 1991. | ||
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Communist Party of Great Britain Plaid Gomiwnyddol Prydain Fawr | |
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| Abbreviation | CPGB |
| General Secretary | Albert Inkpin (first) Nina Temple (last) |
| Founded | 31 July 1920 |
| Dissolved | 23 November 1991 |
| Membership (1945) | 60,000 |
| Political orientation | Marxism-Leninism Revisionism (later) Eurocommunism (later) |
The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was a communist party in the United Kingdom from 1920 to 1991.
History[edit | edit source]
The Communist Party of Great Britain was founded in 1920 and participated in the 1926 general strike. It organized a mass movement against the British Union of Fascists and sent over a thousand volunteers to fight in the Spanish Civil War.[1] In 1945, it won two seats in the House of Commons.[2]
After the Second World War, the CPGB campaigned against British membership in NATO. It organized miners' strikes in the 1970s and '80s. In 1988, a group of communists who had been expelled by the revisionist party leadership founded the Communist Party of Britain.[1] Former members would also found and join the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist).[3][4] The CPGB was dissolved in 1991.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The communist party". Communist Party of Britain. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ "1945 General election results summary". UK Political Info. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Jack Shapiro lives forever in our hearts!" (2009-12-01). Proletarian.
- ↑ "Remembering departed comrades" (2008-12-01). Proletarian.