Communist Workers League (Senegal)
Encyclopedia
Communist Workers League (in French
: Ligue Communiste des Travailleurs) was a Trotskyist political party
in Senegal
, founded in 1977. It originated from a split in GOR (the forerunner of the OST
). It published Tribune Ouvrière. LCT adhered to the Fourth International - International Centre for Reconstruction of Pierre Lambert
.
The first public act of LCT was a leafletting in support of the students strike at the Faculty of Science in Dakar
in May 1977.
At the time of the 1978 elections, LCT advocated abstention.
LCT was awardered official recognition on July 8, 1982.
The general secretary was M. Mahmoud Saleh.
Source: Nzouakeu, Jacques Mariel. Les parties politiques sénégalais. Dakar: Editions Clairafrique, 1984.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Ligue Communiste des Travailleurs) was a Trotskyist political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, founded in 1977. It originated from a split in GOR (the forerunner of the OST
Socialist Workers Organisation (Senegal)
The Socialist Workers Organisation was a Trotskyist organisation in Senegal.It was founded in France by Sally Ndongo and Babacar Doudou in 1973, with the name Grouping of Revolutionary Workers...
). It published Tribune Ouvrière. LCT adhered to the Fourth International - International Centre for Reconstruction of Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert
Pierre Lambert was a French Trotskyist leader, who, for many years acted as the central leader of the French Courant Communiste Internationaliste which founded the Parti des Travailleurs.He was born in Paris to a family of Russian Jewish immigrants...
.
The first public act of LCT was a leafletting in support of the students strike at the Faculty of Science in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
in May 1977.
At the time of the 1978 elections, LCT advocated abstention.
LCT was awardered official recognition on July 8, 1982.
The general secretary was M. Mahmoud Saleh.
Source: Nzouakeu, Jacques Mariel. Les parties politiques sénégalais. Dakar: Editions Clairafrique, 1984.