Revolutionary Communist Alliance
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The Revolutionary Communist Alliance or Communist Alliance was a French political party
founded in 1896 and dissolved in 1901.
The ACR was the name adopted by activists who left the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
(POSR) in 1896. In 1897, the ACR joined the Central Revolutionary Committee
led by Édouard Vaillant
, which became the Socialist Revolutionary Party
(PSR). The PSR was the second largest Marxist party in France behind the French Workers' Party
(POF) led by Jules Guesde
. The ACR apparently operated semi-autonomously within the PSR before the ACR and PSR merged into the Socialist Party of France
in 1902.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
founded in 1896 and dissolved in 1901.
The ACR was the name adopted by activists who left the Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party
Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (France)
The Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party was a French political party founded by Jean Allemane in 1890 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International , founded in 1905....
(POSR) in 1896. In 1897, the ACR joined the Central Revolutionary Committee
Central Revolutionary Committee
The Central Revolutionary Committee was a French Blanquist political party founded in 1881 and dissolved in 1898.The CRC was founded by Édouard Vaillant to continue the political struggle of Auguste Blanqui...
led by Édouard Vaillant
Édouard Vaillant
Marie Édouard Vaillant was a French politician.Born in Vierzon, Cher, son of a lawyer, Édouard Vaillant studied engineering at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, graduating in 1862, and then law at the Sorbonne. In Paris he knew Charles Longuet, Louis-Auguste Rogeard, and Jules Vallès...
, which became the Socialist Revolutionary Party
Socialist Revolutionary Party (France)
The Socialist Revolutionary Party was a French Blanquist political party founded in 1898 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International , founded in 1905....
(PSR). The PSR was the second largest Marxist party in France behind the French Workers' Party
French Workers' Party
The Parti Ouvrier Français was the first Marxist party in France, created in 1880 by Jules Guesde and Paul Lafargue, Marx's son-in-law...
(POF) led by Jules Guesde
Jules Guesde
Jules Basile Guesde was a French socialist journalist and politician.Guesde was the inspiration for a famous quotation by Karl Marx. Shortly before Marx died in 1883, he wrote a letter to Guesde and Paul Lafargue, both of whom already claimed to represent "Marxist" principles...
. The ACR apparently operated semi-autonomously within the PSR before the ACR and PSR merged into the Socialist Party of France
Socialist Party of France (1902)
The Socialist Party of France was founded in 1902, during a congress in Commentry, by the merger of the Marxist French Workers' Party led by Jules Guesde and the Blanquist Central Revolutionary Committee of Édouard Vaillant....
in 1902.
See also
- History of the Left in FranceHistory of the Left in FranceThe Left in France at the beginning of the 20th century was represented by two main political parties, the Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party and the French Section of the Workers' International , created in 1905 as a merger of various Marxist parties...
- Revolutionary Socialist Workers' PartyRevolutionary Socialist Workers' Party (France)The Revolutionary Socialist Workers' Party was a French political party founded by Jean Allemane in 1890 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International , founded in 1905....
- Socialist Revolutionary PartySocialist Revolutionary Party (France)The Socialist Revolutionary Party was a French Blanquist political party founded in 1898 and dissolved in 1901. It is indirectly one of the founding factions of the French Section of the Workers' International , founded in 1905....
- BlanquismBlanquismIn left-wing discourse, Blanquism refers to a conception of revolution generally attributed to Louis Auguste Blanqui which holds that socialist revolution should be carried out by a relatively small group of highly organised and secretive conspirators. Having taken power, the revolutionaries would...