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{{Infobox political party|name=Communist Party of Great Britain|abbreviation=CPGB|general_secretary=[[Albert Inkpin]] (first)<br>[[Nina Temple]] (last)|founded=31 July 1920|dissolved=23 November 1991|membership_year=1945|membership=60,000|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Revisionism]]( | {{Infobox political party|name=Communist Party of Great Britain|abbreviation=CPGB|general_secretary=[[Albert Inkpin]] (first)<br>[[Nina Temple]] (last)|founded=31 July 1920|dissolved=23 November 1991|membership_year=1945|membership=60,000|political_orientation=[[Marxism-Leninism]]<br>[[Revisionism]] (later)<br>[[Eurocommunism]] (later)|native_name=Plaid Gomiwnyddol Prydain Fawr|logo=CPGB logo.png}} | ||
The '''Communist Party of Great Britain''' ('''CPGB''') was a [[communist party]] in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] from 1920 to 1991. | The '''Communist Party of Great Britain''' ('''CPGB''') was a [[communist party]] in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] from 1920 to 1991. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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 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
The Communist Party of Great Britain was founded in 1920 and participated in the 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.