Jakob Herzog
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Jakob Herzog was a Swiss
Socialist. Originally a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
, Herzog was expelled in 1918 for supporting the October Revolution
.
Herzog was one of the founding members of the Swiss Communist Movement (Forderung) in 1918 and leader of the Communist Party of Switzerland
(Altkommunisten) in the 1920s.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Socialist. Originally a member of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
, Herzog was expelled in 1918 for supporting the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
.
Herzog was one of the founding members of the Swiss Communist Movement (Forderung) in 1918 and leader of the Communist Party of Switzerland
Communist Party of Switzerland
Communist Party of Switzerland , known as the "Old Communists" , was a historical Communist party, section of the Communist International....
(Altkommunisten) in the 1920s.