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.

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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, England
surface form: London
foundedInCountry United Kingdom
foundedInYear 1864
foundedOnDate 1864-09-28
governingBody International Workingmen's Association
surface form: General Council of the International Workingmen's Association
hadPosition General Council
headquarteredIn London, England
surface form: 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 self-link

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Friedrich Engels memberOf First International
Second International precededBy First International
Errico Malatesta participatedIn First International
Friedrich associatedWith First International
subject surface form: Friedrich Engels
First International shortName First International self-link
The Knouto-Germanic Empire and the Social Revolution influencedBy First International
this entity surface form: First International debates
IWA shortName First International
subject surface form: International Workingmen's Association
Paul Lafargue participatedIn First International
Italian anarchist movement historicalOrigin First International
this entity surface form: First International in Italy
Charles Longuet associatedWith First International
Red Banner associatedWith First International
Andrea Costa participantIn First International
General Council partOf First International
General Council parentOrganization First International
Carlo Cafiero memberOf First International
Élisée Reclus participantIn First International