Communist Party in Sweden
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Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige (Communist Party in Sweden) was a pro-Albanian communist party in Sweden
. KPS was formed in 1982. It was dissolved in 1993.
In 1978 a pro-Albania
n group had broken away from the Communist Party of Sweden
. This group formed Norrköpings Kommunistiska Förening
(Communist Association of Norrköping). In 1979 NKF merged with Stockholms Kommunistiska Enhetsgrupp
to form Sveriges Kommunistiska Förbund - ml (Communist League of Sweden - ml). The magaizne Kommunisten started publication in 1979. SKF-ml founded Organisationen för skapandet av Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige (Organization for the creation of the Communist Party in Sweden) in October 1981. This organization later gave birth to KPS.
The leader of KPS was Anders Persson.
The youth league of KPS was called Ungkommunisterna i Sverige (Young Communists in Sweden). KPS maintained a publishing house called Kommunistiska Arbetarförlaget (Communist Workers Publishing House).
A series of expulsions 1983-1984 led to the refoundation of the NKF
.
KPS considered parties like VPK, APK
and KPML(r) as revisionist. The latter was described as the "left-wing alibi of Moscow in Sweden". KPS urged communists to struggle against both USA and USSR.
Gradually KPS started to distance itself from the Albanian line, somewhat similar to the development of the Nicaragua
n MAP-ML.
In 1989 KPS suffered a major split, with a large section leaving the party. The splinters started a magazine called Vänstertidningen (Left Magazine), which was supposed to be a broader non-party marxist, socialist and ecologist forum. It disappeared rapidly.
The publication Kommunisten was later fused with Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen of Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Marxist-Leninisterna) to form Nya Arbetartidningen.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. KPS was formed in 1982. It was dissolved in 1993.
In 1978 a pro-Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n group had broken away from the Communist Party of Sweden
Communist Party of Sweden (1967)
Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna was formed at the 1967 party congress of VPK, when a pro-Chinese group left the party.-1967–1980:...
. This group formed Norrköpings Kommunistiska Förening
Communist Association of Norrköping
Communist Association of Norrköping , was a communist group in Norrköping, Sweden.In 1978 a pro-Albanian group based in Norrköping had broken away from the Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti . This group formed NKF...
(Communist Association of Norrköping). In 1979 NKF merged with Stockholms Kommunistiska Enhetsgrupp
Communist Unity Groups (Sweden)
Kommunistiska Enhetsgrupperna was a section that left Kommunistiska Partiet Marxist-Leninisterna in 1975. KEG considered that KPML:s politics towards the trade unions was ultra-leftist and sectarian...
to form Sveriges Kommunistiska Förbund - ml (Communist League of Sweden - ml). The magaizne Kommunisten started publication in 1979. SKF-ml founded Organisationen för skapandet av Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige (Organization for the creation of the Communist Party in Sweden) in October 1981. This organization later gave birth to KPS.
The leader of KPS was Anders Persson.
The youth league of KPS was called Ungkommunisterna i Sverige (Young Communists in Sweden). KPS maintained a publishing house called Kommunistiska Arbetarförlaget (Communist Workers Publishing House).
A series of expulsions 1983-1984 led to the refoundation of the NKF
Communist Association of Norrköping
Communist Association of Norrköping , was a communist group in Norrköping, Sweden.In 1978 a pro-Albanian group based in Norrköping had broken away from the Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti . This group formed NKF...
.
KPS considered parties like VPK, APK
Communist Party of Sweden (1995)
The Communist Party of Sweden is the continuation of Workers' Party – The Communists .- History :...
and KPML(r) as revisionist. The latter was described as the "left-wing alibi of Moscow in Sweden". KPS urged communists to struggle against both USA and USSR.
Gradually KPS started to distance itself from the Albanian line, somewhat similar to the development of the Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n MAP-ML.
In 1989 KPS suffered a major split, with a large section leaving the party. The splinters started a magazine called Vänstertidningen (Left Magazine), which was supposed to be a broader non-party marxist, socialist and ecologist forum. It disappeared rapidly.
The publication Kommunisten was later fused with Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen of Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (Marxist-Leninisterna) to form Nya Arbetartidningen.