Tours Congress of 1920

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The Tours Congress of 1920 was the pivotal convention at which a majority of French socialists voted to join the Communist International, leading to the creation of the French Communist Party.

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instanceOf historical event
political party congress
socialist congress
alsoKnownAs Congrès de Tours de 1920
Congrès de Tours de la SFIO
attendedBy Jean Longuet
Ludovic-Oscar Frossard
Léon Blum
Marcel Cachin
Paul Faure
chronology took place after World War I
took place during the early years of the Third International
country France
describedAs founding moment of the French Communist Party
pivotal convention in French socialist history
endDate 1920-12-30
followed Russian Revolution
surface form: Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

founding of the Communist International in 1919
hasEffect affiliation of majority of French socialists to the Communist International
creation of the French Communist Party
foundation of the Section française de l'Internationale communiste
split of the French socialist movement
ideologicalContext debate between reformist socialism and revolutionary communism
language French
location Centre-Val de Loire
Indre-et-Loire
Tours, France
surface form: Tours
organizedBy French Section of the Workers' International
SFIO
partOf history of communism in France
history of socialism in France
history of the French labor movement
pointInTime December 1920
politicalContext influence of the Russian Revolution on European socialism
post–World War I social unrest in France
resultedIn Communist Party of France
surface form: French Communist Party

PCF
minority SFIO continuing as a separate party
significantFor Third International
expansion of the Communist International
rise of communism in France
split between reformist and revolutionary socialism in France
startDate 1920-12-25
topic adhesion to the Communist International
conditions of membership in the Comintern
strategy of the French socialist movement after World War I
votingResult majority for joining the Communist International
minority for remaining in the Second International tradition

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Communist Party of France notableEvent Tours Congress of 1920