Union of Working People's Forces

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Union of Working People's Forces
General SecretaryKamal Chatila
Founded1965
IdeologyNasserism

The Union of Working People's Forces – UWPF (Arabic: اتحاد قوى الشعب العامل | Ittihâd qiwâ al-'amal al-cha'b al-'âmil), also known as Union of Toiling Peoples' Forces or Union des Forces du Peuple Travailleur (UFPT) in French, was a Nasserist political party in Lebanon which played a key role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990).

Origins[]

The party was founded in 1965 by and Najah Wakim,[1] with Chatila being its general secretary.[2][3] In ideological terms, the UNWPF represented a right-wing tendency in the Lebanese Nasserist movement.[4]

Najah Wakim was elected to parliament in 1972, making him the sole Nasserist deputy.[5]

The UWPF in the Lebanese Civil War[]

In the early phase of the Lebanese Civil War the UWPF maintained a 1,000-man strong militia, the Victory Divisions (Arabic: Firqat an-Nasr), which fought alongside the Lebanese National Movement (LNM) militias in the Beirut area.[5][6] However, in late March 1976 the UWPF left the LNM to enter the pro-Syrian Front of Patriotic and National Parties (FPNP) alliance, and supported the June 1976 Syrian intervention in Lebanon,[3] which caused a rift between them and the other Nasserist groups.[5] From June to November 1976 the UWPF and its militia faced onslaughts by Fatah and the other LNM militias.[7]

There was also a splinter group of the party, the Union of Working People's Forces-Corrective Movement (UWPF-CM), formed in October 1974 and led by .[5][8][9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Franck Mermier; Sabrina Mervin (2012). Leaders et partisans au Liban. KARTHALA Editions. p. 170. ISBN 978-2-8111-0595-2.
  2. ^ Revue du Liban et de l'Orient arabe (1054–1061 ed.). February 1980. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b Lucien Bitterlin (1988). La flamme et le soufre. VegaPress. p. 139. ISBN 978-2-906480-04-9.
  4. ^ Travaux et Jours (46-49 ed.). Centre culturel universitaire. 1973. p. 7.
  5. ^ a b c d The War for Lebanon, 1970-1985. Cornell University Press. 1985. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-8014-9313-7.
  6. ^ LEBANON A COUNTRY STUDY. 1989. p. 243.
  7. ^ Les Crises du Liban, 1958-1982: chronologie commentée. Documentation française. 1982. p. 36.
  8. ^ Maghreb, Machrek. Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, Centre d'étude des relations internationales, Section monde arabe. 1975. p. 317.
  9. ^ Alain Ménargues (2004). Les secrets de la guerre au Liban: du coup d'Etat de Bachir Gémayel aux massacres des camps palestiniens. Albin Michel. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-226-12127-1.

Bibliography[]

  • Edgar O'Ballance, Civil War in Lebanon, 1975-92, Palgrave Macmillan, London 1998. ISBN 0-333-72975-7
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