Founding Congress of the Fourth International

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Trotskyist event founding conference historical event political congress

The Founding Congress of the Fourth International was the 1938 gathering of Trotskyist delegates that formally established the Fourth International as a new revolutionary socialist organization opposed to both Stalinism and capitalism.

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Founding Congress of the Fourth International canonical 3
First Congress of the Fourth International 1
Founding Conference of the Fourth International 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trotskyist event ⓘ
founding conference ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political congress ⓘ
adoptedDocument Program of the Fourth International ⓘ
The Transitional Program ⓘ
surface form: Transitional Program
adoptedResolutionOn colonial and semi-colonial countries ⓘ
tasks of the Fourth International ⓘ
trade unions ⓘ
war and militarism ⓘ
world political situation ⓘ
youth movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
surface form: First Congress of the Fourth International

Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
surface form: Founding Conference of the Fourth International
attendedBy Trotskyist delegates ⓘ
delegates from several countries ⓘ
context Stalinist domination of the Communist International ⓘ
rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
createdOrganization Fourth International ⓘ
date 1938-09-03 ⓘ
endDate 1938-09-03 ⓘ
followedBy World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
heldNear Paris ⓘ
historicalPeriod interwar period ⓘ
ideology Marxism ⓘ
Trotskyism ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ
keyFigure Leon Trotsky ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
legacy foundation of an international Trotskyist movement ⓘ
location Périgny ⓘ
name Founding Congress of the Fourth International self-link ⓘ
numberOfCountriesRepresented over 10 ⓘ
numberOfDelegates about 30 ⓘ
opposedTo Stalinism ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ
organizedBy Leon Trotsky ⓘ
politicalOrientation far-left ⓘ
precededBy Moscow Trials ⓘ
expulsion of Trotskyists from the Communist International ⓘ
rise of Nazi Germany ⓘ
presidedOverBy Leon Trotsky ⓘ
purpose to found the Fourth International ⓘ
result establishment of the Fourth International ⓘ
securityMeasures held in secrecy ⓘ
location kept confidential at the time ⓘ
startDate 1938-09-03 ⓘ
year 1938 ⓘ

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The Transitional Program → adoptedBy → Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
Fourth International → inceptionEvent → Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
Founding Congress of the Fourth International → name → Founding Congress of the Fourth International self-link ⓘ
Founding Congress of the Fourth International → alsoKnownAs → Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
this entity surface form: Founding Conference of the Fourth International
Founding Congress of the Fourth International → alsoKnownAs → Founding Congress of the Fourth International ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Congress of the Fourth International