People's Labour Party (Cuba)

People's Labour Party Partido Popular Obrero
Founded	1901
Dissolved	1909
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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

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

1 2 Reira Hernandez, Mario. Colonia y Yankismo
↑ 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

Political parties in Cuba

In government	Communist Party of Cuba

Opposition	Christian Democratic Party of Cuba Cuban Democratic Socialist Current Cuban Liberal Union Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba Democratic Solidarity Party National Liberal Party of Cuba Orthodox Renovation Party Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba

Historical	Cuban National Party Democratic Union Party Independent Republican Party Liberal Party National Action Party Partido Auténtico Partido Ortodoxo People's Labour Party Popular Socialist Party United Action Party Progressive Action Party People's Party Socialist Worker Party Socialist Party of Manzanillo Cuban National League Democratic Federal Republican Party of Santiago de Cuba Republican Party of Havana

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