First International

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The First International, formally known as the International Workingmen's Association, was a 19th-century organization that united various socialist, communist, and labor groups across Europe and beyond to coordinate the international workers' movement.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
labor movement organization
socialist organization
workers' organization
aim coordination of the international workers' movement
overcoming capitalism
promotion of working-class solidarity across countries
struggle for workers' rights
alsoKnownAs IWA
dissolvedAtLocation Philadelphia
dissolvedInYear 1876
followedBy Second International
foundedAtLocation London
foundedInCountry United Kingdom
foundedInYear 1864
foundedOnDate 1864-09-28
governingBody General Council of the International Workingmen's Association
hadPosition General Council
headquarteredIn London
historicalPeriod 19th century
ideology anarchism
communism
socialism
trade unionism
includedGroup anarchist groups
communist groups
labor organizations
socialist groups
trade unions
influenced Marxist political parties
Second International
anarchist movement
international labor movement
keyFigure Friedrich Engels
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Karl Marx
Mikhail Bakunin
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
languageUsed English
French
German
Italian
notableEvent split between Marxists and anarchists
officialName International Workingmen's Association
precededBy early socialist and workers' associations in Europe
reasonForDissolution internal ideological conflicts
state repression and organizational decline
regionServed Europe
Latin America
North America
shortName First International


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