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{{Short description|Revolutionary Marxist wing of the SFIO ()}}
{{Short description|French evolutionary Marxist party (1880–1902)}}
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| native_name = Parti Ouvrier Français
|logo=POFlogo1880.jpg
| logo = POFlogo1880.jpg
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| leader1_name = [[Jules Guesde]]<br>[[Paul Lafargue]]
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1880}}
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| split = [[Federation of the Socialist Workers of France]]
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| dissolution = {{end date and age|1902}}
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| merged = {{nowrap|[[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]]}}
|ideology=[[Blanquism]]<br>[[Socialism]]<br>[[Marxism]]
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|position=[[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]
| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]]
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The '''French Workers' Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Ouvrier Français}}, '''POF''') was the French [[Socialist Party|socialist party]] created in 1880 by [[Jules Guesde]] and [[Paul Lafargue]], [[Karl Marx]]'s son-in-law (famous for having written ''[[Refusal of work#Paul Lafargue and The Right to be Lazy|The Right to Be Lazy]]'', which criticized [[Workforce|labour]]'s [[Marx's theory of alienation|alienation]]). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish [[capitalism]] and replace it with a [[socialist]] society.
The '''French Workers' Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Ouvrier Français}}, '''POF''') was the French [[Socialist Party|socialist party]] created in 1880 by [[Jules Guesde]] and [[Paul Lafargue]], [[Karl Marx]]'s son-in-law (famous for having written ''[[The Right to Be Lazy]]'', which criticized [[Work (human activity)|work]] as such, criticizing heavily liberal moral frameworks of "Right to Work"). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish [[capitalism]] and replace it with a [[communist]] society.


The party originated with a secession from [[Federation of the Socialist Workers of France|Federation of the Socialist Workers' Party of France]], which was founded in 1879, after a split with [[Paul Brousse]]'s [[Possibilism (French Socialist)|possibilists]]. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and [[Friedrich Engels]], was approved at the opening congress. The party officially became the POF in 1893.
The party originated with a secession from [[Federation of the Socialist Workers of France|Federation of the Socialist Workers' Party of France]], which was founded in 1879, after a split with [[Paul Brousse]]'s [[Possibilism (French Socialist)|possibilists]]. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and [[Friedrich Engels]], was approved at the opening congress.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moss |first=Bernard H. |title=The Origins of the French Labor movement 1830-1914: the socialism of skilled workers |date=1976 |publisher=University of California press |isbn=978-0-520-02982-8 |location=London |pages=71}}</ref> The party officially became the POF in 1893.


In 1902, the party merged with the [[Blanquist]] [[Central Revolutionary Committee]] to form the [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]] and finally merged in 1905 with [[Jean Jaurès]]' [[French Socialist Party (1902)|French Socialist Party]] to form the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO). [[Marcel Cachin]], who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the [[French Communist Party]] and edited ''[[L'Humanité]]'' newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.
In 1902, the party merged with the [[Blanquist]] [[Central Revolutionary Committee]] to form the [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]] and finally merged in 1905 with [[Jean Jaurès]]' [[French Socialist Party (1902)|French Socialist Party]] to form the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO). [[Marcel Cachin]], who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the [[French Communist Party]] and edited ''[[L'Humanité]]'' newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.
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* [[Paul Lafargue]] (1842–1911), son-in-law of [[Karl Marx]] and elected deputy
* [[Paul Lafargue]] (1842–1911), son-in-law of [[Karl Marx]] and elected deputy
* [[Marcel Cachin]] (1869–1958), member from 1891, led the SFIO Tours split in 1920, future director of ''[[L'Humanité]]''
* [[Marcel Cachin]] (1869–1958), member from 1891, led the SFIO Tours split in 1920, future director of ''[[L'Humanité]]''
* Alexandre [[Bracke-Desrousseaux]] (1861–1955), professor (Greek Philosophy) and future elected deputy for the SFIO
* {{ill|Alexandre Bracke-Desrousseaux|fr}} (1861–1955), professor (Greek Philosophy) and future elected deputy for the SFIO
* {{ill|Alexandre Zévaès|fr}} (1873–1953), elected deputy [[Isère]] (1898–1910)
* {{ill|Alexandre Zévaès|fr}} (1873–1953), elected deputy [[Isère]] (1898–1910)
* [[Bernard Cadenat]] (1853–1930), shoemaker, elected deputy [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] (1898–1919 and 1924–1930) and mayor of [[Marseille]] (1910–1912)
* [[Bernard Cadenat]] (1853–1930), shoemaker, elected deputy [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] (1898–1919 and 1924–1930) and mayor of [[Marseille]] (1910–1912)
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* [[Yellow socialism]]
* [[Yellow socialism]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
=== French ===
=== French ===

Latest revision as of 23:01, 21 June 2024

French Workers' Party
Parti Ouvrier Français
FoundersJules Guesde
Paul Lafargue
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Dissolved1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Split fromFederation of the Socialist Workers of France
Merged intoSocialist Party of France
IdeologySocialism
Marxism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Red

The French Workers' Party (French: Parti Ouvrier Français, POF) was the French socialist party created in 1880 by Jules Guesde and Paul Lafargue, Karl Marx's son-in-law (famous for having written The Right to Be Lazy, which criticized work as such, criticizing heavily liberal moral frameworks of "Right to Work"). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish capitalism and replace it with a communist society.

The party originated with a secession from Federation of the Socialist Workers' Party of France, which was founded in 1879, after a split with Paul Brousse's possibilists. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and Friedrich Engels, was approved at the opening congress.[1] The party officially became the POF in 1893.

In 1902, the party merged with the Blanquist Central Revolutionary Committee to form the Socialist Party of France and finally merged in 1905 with Jean Jaurès' French Socialist Party to form the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). Marcel Cachin, who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the French Communist Party and edited L'Humanité newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.

The Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Loire and Allier were the principal bastions of POF electoral strength.

Principal members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moss, Bernard H. (1976). The Origins of the French Labor movement 1830-1914: the socialism of skilled workers. London: University of California press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-520-02982-8.

Bibliography

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French

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  • C. Willard C. (1965). Le Mouvement socialiste en France, 1893-1905. Les guesdistes. Ed. sociales.
  • J. Verlhac (1997). La formation de l’unité socialiste (1898-1905). L'Harmattan. Reissue of a memoir published in 1947
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