People's Labour Party (Cuba)
People's Labour Party Partido Popular Obrero | |
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| Founded | 1901 |
The People's Labour Party (Spanish: Partido Popular Obrero) was a short-lived political party in Cuba. It appeared in public with its programme in August 1901. The party was a continuation of the People's Party of Diego Vicente Tejera. However, it appears that Diego Vicente Tejera had no links to the People's Labour Party.
Overview
[edit]The statues and programmes of the party were edited by a commission consisting of Cristóbal de la Guardia, Joaquín Alba and Manuel Cendoya. It raised demands such as 8-hour working day, racial equality and the right to form trade unions.[1] However the party failed to make any significant political breakthrough.[2][3]
The party decided to support the presidential candidature of Bartolomé Masó in the 1901 elections.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Reira Hernandez, Mario. Colonia y Yankismo Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Busky, Donald F. Communism in History and Theory. Westport: Praeger, 2002. p. 169
- ^ Averhoff Purón, Mario. Los primeros partidos políticos. La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro, 1971. p. 60
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