International Marxist Group (Germany)
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The International Marxist Group was a Trotskyist
group in West Germany
. The GIM served as the German section of the reunified Fourth International
.
The GIM was formed in 1968 by the International Communists of Germany (IKD) and a faction of the Socialist German Student League
(SDS). In the 1950s, the IKD had entered
the Independent Workers' Party
(UAP) and later the Social Democratic Party
(SPD). The group was involved in the Extraparliamentary Opposition
(APO) movement through the early 1970s. In 1986, the GIM joined with the Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists
to form the Unified Socialist Party (VSP). The VSP changed its name to the Association for Solidarity Perspectives (VsP) in 1993.
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
group in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. The GIM served as the German section of the reunified Fourth International
Reunified Fourth International
The Fourth International is a Trotskyist international. In 1963, the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat and the International Committee, reunited, electing a United Secretariat of the Fourth International...
.
The GIM was formed in 1968 by the International Communists of Germany (IKD) and a faction of the Socialist German Student League
Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund
Der Sozialistische Deutsche Studentenbund was founded 1946 in Hamburg, Germany, as the college organisation of the SPD...
(SDS). In the 1950s, the IKD had entered
Entryism
Entryism is a political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits, or take over entirely...
the Independent Workers' Party
Independent Workers' Party of Germany
The Independent Workers' Party of Germany was a short-lived communist party in West Germany. The UAPD was formed in 1950 as a split from the Communist Party of Germany by supporters of Josip Broz Tito after he broke with the Soviet Union...
(UAP) and later the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
(SPD). The group was involved in the Extraparliamentary Opposition
Ausserparlamentarische Opposition
The Außerparlamentarische Opposition , was a political protest movement active in West Germany during the latter half of the 1960s and early 1970s, forming a central part of the German student movement...
(APO) movement through the early 1970s. In 1986, the GIM joined with the Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists
Communist Party of Germany/Marxists-Leninists
The Communist Party of Germany/Marxist-Leninist , established on December 31, 1968, was an anti-revisionist pro-China party in West Germany that was later supportive of communist leader of Albania Enver Hoxha after the Sino-Albanian Split...
to form the Unified Socialist Party (VSP). The VSP changed its name to the Association for Solidarity Perspectives (VsP) in 1993.