Socialist Party of Manzanillo

Socialist Party of Manzanillo
Socialist Party of Manzanillo
Leader	Agustín Martín Vélez
Founded	1906
Ideology	Marxism; Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
	Politics of Cuba; Political parties; Elections;

The Socialist Party of the Manzanillo (Spanish: Partido Socialista de Manzanillo) was a political party in Manzanillo, Cuba, formed in 1906. Agustín Martín Vélez, a tobacco worker and former anarchist, was the leader of the party. The party was Marxist in its orientation and was active in leading the Federación Obrera de Manzanillo trade union movement. Some of the leaders of the party later became active in the Communist Party of Cuba.^[1]

^ Alexander, Robert J. A History of Organized Labor in Cuba. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2002. p. 21

[1] Alexander, Robert J. A History of Organized Labor in Cuba. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2002. p. 21

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