Communist League
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communist organization
international organization
political organization
revolutionary socialist organization
The Communist League was a 19th-century international revolutionary socialist organization that commissioned Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to write the Communist Manifesto and played a key role in the early development of communism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Communist League canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist organization
ⓘ
international organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ revolutionary socialist organization ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| aim |
abolition of private ownership of the means of production
ⓘ
establishment of proletarian rule ⓘ overthrow of the bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| commissionedAuthor |
Friedrich Engels
ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ |
| commissionedWork | The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
abolition of class society
ⓘ
class struggle ⓘ internationalism ⓘ proletarian revolution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
internal conflicts
ⓘ
state repression ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1852 ⓘ |
| founded | 1847 ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Workers of all countries, unite! ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalRole |
early development of communism
ⓘ
first Marxist political organization ⓘ |
| ideology |
communism
ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ League of the Just ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| notableMember |
August Willich
ⓘ
Friedrich Engels ⓘ Heinrich Bauer ⓘ Joseph Moll ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Karl Pfänder ⓘ Karl Schapper ⓘ Wilhelm Wolff ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Communist Manifesto ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
cadre organization
ⓘ
secret society ⓘ |
| partOf | early communist movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| precededBy | League of the Just ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Europe ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
commissioning of The Communist Manifesto in 1847
ⓘ
involvement in the 1848 revolutions in Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.