League of Communists

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The League of Communists was a 19th-century international revolutionary socialist organization, closely associated with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, that sought to unite workers and promote communist principles across Europe.

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Label Occurrences
League of Communists canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century political organization ⓘ
communist organization ⓘ
international organization ⓘ
revolutionary socialist organization ⓘ
aimedTo promote communist principles in Europe ⓘ
unite workers across national boundaries ⓘ
authorOfProgram Friedrich Engels ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ
commissionedWork The Communist Manifesto ⓘ
corePrinciple abolition of class society ⓘ
establishment of a classless communist society ⓘ
overthrow of the bourgeoisie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved 1852 ⓘ
foundedBy Friedrich Engels ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ
hasMotto Workers of the world, unite! ⓘ
hasOrganizationalForm cadre organization ⓘ
secret society ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
Industrial Revolution ⓘ
ideology communism ⓘ
proletarian internationalism ⓘ
revolutionary socialism ⓘ
inception 1847 ⓘ
influenced First International ⓘ
Marxist movements ⓘ
influencedBy Friedrich Engels ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ
League of the Just ⓘ
keyPerson Friedrich Engels ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
German ⓘ
membershipBase revolutionary intellectuals ⓘ
workers ⓘ
notableEvent 1848 publication of The Communist Manifesto ⓘ
involvement in the 1848 revolutions in Europe ⓘ
notableWork The Communist Manifesto ⓘ
operatedIn Europe ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalPosition far-left ⓘ
precededBy League of the Just ⓘ
reasonForDissolution internal conflicts ⓘ
state repression ⓘ

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Wilhelm Wolff → memberOf → League of Communists ⓘ
Wilhelm Wolff → associatedWith → League of Communists ⓘ