Communist Party of Switzerland

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Communist Party of Switzerland
Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz
AbbreviationKPS
LeaderFritz Platten
President
General Secretary
FoundedMarch 6, 1921 (1921-03-06)
BannedNovember 26, 1940 (1940-11-26)
Split fromPS/SP
Succeeded byParty of Labour
NewspaperKämpfer
Membership6,000
IdeologyCommunism
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationComintern

Communist Party of Switzerland (German: Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz), known as the "Old Communists" (Altkommunisten), was a historical Communist party, section of the Communist International.

The Party originated from a group of dissidents who were expelled from the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland in 1918. Fritz Platten was a central leader in the new Party.[1]

The Swiss Communist Party was banned in 1940 because of their support of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and the Third Reich.[2] In 1944 some of its leading members founded the Swiss Party of Labour to replace the old Communist Party.

Endnotes[]

  1. ^ Zapantis Andrew L.: Greek-Soviet relations, 1917-1941. (East European monographs). East European Monographs, 1982, Page 155. [1]
  2. ^ Molin, Karl Hemmakriget, Stockholm 1982. Page 118. (ISBN 91-550-2785-7)
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