Communist Party of Switzerland
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For the modern party, see Communist Party (Switzerland).
The Communist Party of Switzerland (German: Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz; KPS) or Swiss Communist Party (French: Parti communiste suisse; Italian: Partito Comunista Svizzero; PCS) was a communist party in Switzerland between 1921 and 1944. It was the Swiss section of the Communist International (Comintern).
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Communist Party of Switzerland Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz Parti communiste suisse Partito Comunista Svizzero | |
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Abbreviation | KPS/PCS |
President | Franz Welti (first) |
General Secretary | Marino Bodenmann (first) |
Founded | 6 March 1921 |
Banned | 26 November 1940 |
Split from | PS/SP |
Succeeded by | Swiss Party of Labour |
Newspaper | Kämpfer |
Membership (c. 1921[1]) | 6,000 |
Ideology | Communism |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | Comintern |
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