Lanka Sama Samaja Party
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The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a historic Sri Lankan Marxist and Trotskyist political party that played a major role in the country’s independence movement and leftist politics.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist political party
ⓘ
Trotskyist political party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LSSP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| advocates |
socialist transformation of society
ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Fourth International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti-colonial struggle
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ working-class issues ⓘ |
| founded | 1935 ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
electoral campaigning
ⓘ
organizing strikes ⓘ participating in mass protests ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
major force in early Sri Lankan party politics
ⓘ
pioneer of Marxist politics in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Ceylon Equal Society Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | revolutionary socialist ⓘ |
| hasWing |
trade union wing
ⓘ
youth wing ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
Trotskyism NERFINISHED ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Leon Trotsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxist theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sinhala ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-colonial activism against British rule
ⓘ
being the first modern political party in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Sri Lankan Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | British colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ |
| opposes |
capitalism
ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Sri Lankan trade union movement
ⓘ
parliamentary politics of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Sri Lankan independence movement
ⓘ
Sri Lankan leftist politics ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
far-left
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Colvin R. de Silva