Revolutionary Socialist Party (Colombia)
Revolutionary Socialist Party Partido Socialista Revolucionario | |
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| Abbreviation | PSRC |
| Founder | María Cano |
| Founded | December 1926 |
| Dissolved | 17 July 1930 |
| Succeeded by | Colombian Communist Party |
| Ideology | Socialism Marxism Communism |
| Political position | Left wing |
The Revolutionary Socialist Party (Spanish: Partido Socialista Revolucionario, PSR or PSRC) was a left-wing Colombian political party existing from 1926 to 1930. Co-founded by María Cano, it was one of the first stable Marxist political parties in Colombia.[1] It was the predecessor to the modern Colombian Communist Party, formed in 1930.
History
[edit]It was founded in 1926 during the Third National Worker's Congress, with origins in the Confederation of Workers of Colombia, as well as peasant, tenant, and indigenous groups. Its leadership was composed mostly of peasants with intellectuals, workers, and small landowners as well.[1]
In 1927, its first National Convention was held in La Dorada, Caldas. Its entire leadership, being arrested by the police prior to the Convention, ended up instead holding a meeting in the municipality's prison.[citation needed]
Among its members were María Cano, Tomás Uribe Márquez, Felipe Lleras Camargo, Ignacio Torres Giraldo, Gilberto Vieira White, and José Gonzalo Sánchez.[1]
The failure of the 1928 banana strike in Ciénaga, Magdalena combined with the 1930 recession plunged the party into a deep crisis that led to its practical division.[2] Although PSRC co-founder María Cano was not present, she was charged with conspiracy and imprisoned for the strike.[3]
On 17 July 1930, the expanded plenary of the party's Central Committee officially renamed the party the Colombian Communist Party, now a member of Communist International. This initiated a campaign of "Bolshevikzation", from which María Cano and Tomás Uribe Márquez would emerge as party leaders.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vanegas Useche, Isidro (2013). "Apóstoles del pueblo. El carácter de los liderazgos revolucionarios en Colombia, 1924-1930" [Apostles of the People. The character of the revolutionary leadership in Colombia, 1924-1930]. Portal de Revistas UNAL (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Velasquez Toro, Magdala. "María Cano. Pionera y agitadora social de los años 20" [Maria Cano. Pioneer and social activist of the 1920s]. Banco de la República en Colombia. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Suárez, Juana (2001). "María Cano". In Tompkins, Cynthia; Foster, David William (eds.). Notable Twentieth-century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 64–67. ISBN 9780313311123.
- ^ "La izquierda colombiana en los archivos de la Unión Soviética" [The Colombian Left in the archives of the Soviet Union]. El Espectador (in Spanish). 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- Meschkat, Klaus (2008). "Helpful Intervention? The Impact of the Comintern on Early Colombian Communism". Latin American Perspectives. 35 (2): 39–56. doi:10.1177/0094582X07313749. ISSN 0094-582X. JSTOR 27648086. S2CID 131456206.
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