Gus Hall | |
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| Born | Arvo Kustaa Halberg October 8, 1910 |
| Died | October 13, 2000 |
| Political orientation | Claimed Marxism–Leninism Bill of Rights Socialism Revisionist Opportunist Patriotic socialism |
Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a Statesian Marxist–Leninist. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1959–2000 and ran in US presidential elections four times.
He and the CPUSA were accused by the CPC of breaking Communist solidarity by not only slandering the CPC and it's positions regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, but also of "prettifying U.S Imperialism", breaking from Marxism-Leninism, and pledging loyalty to the Bourgeois government of the U.S. The CPC described him as being no different than Earl Browder and that the influence of both Browder and Jay Lovestone permeated the CPUSA. [1]
- ↑ “What is the difference between your present embellishment of U.S. imperialism and Browder’s revisionism?”
"A Comment On The Statement Of The CPUSA" (March 8, 1963). Renmin Ribao.