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The '''League of West German Communists''' ({{lang-de|Bund Westdeutscher Kommunisten}}, abbreviated '''BWK''') was a [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[communist]] political organization in the [[Federal Republic of Germany]], active between 1980 and 1995. BWK was founded in [[Mannheim]] in 1980, following a split from the [[Communist League of West Germany]] (KBW). The leader of BWK was Martin Fochler. Around 400 KBW militants took part in founding BWK.<ref>''Der Spiegel''. ''[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14315630.html Verschärft ausgebeutet]''</ref> BWK published the bi-weekly ''Politische Berichte''.<ref name="r">Alexander, Robert Jackson. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=FjM-4ZG9iuMC&pg=PA86 Maoism in the Developed World]''. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2001. p. 86</ref> |
The '''League of West German Communists''' ({{lang-de|Bund Westdeutscher Kommunisten}}, abbreviated '''BWK''') was a [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[communist]] political organization in the [[Federal Republic of Germany]], active between 1980 and 1995. BWK was founded in [[Mannheim]] in September 1980, following a split from the [[Communist League of West Germany]] (KBW).<ref name="s"/><ref>Tempel, Karl G., and Hans Willi Weinzen. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=qL9DAQAAIAAJ Die Parteien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Rolle der Parteien in der DDR: Grundlagen, Funktionen, Geschichte, Programmatik, Organisation]''. Opladen: Leske + Budrich, 1987. p. 211</ref> The split in KBW occurred in the midst of the [[West German federal election, 1980|1980 Bundestag election campaign]].<ref name="po">Olzog, Günter, and Hans-Joachim Liese. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=7BEWAQAAIAAJ Die politischen Parteien in Deutschland: Geschichte, Programmatik, Organisation, Personen, Finanzierung]''. München ; Landsberg am Lech: Olzog, 1996. p. 220</ref> The leader of BWK was Martin Fochler. Around 400 KBW militants took part in founding BWK.<ref name="s">''Der Spiegel''. ''[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14315630.html Verschärft ausgebeutet]''</ref> BWK published the bi-weekly ''Politische Berichte''.<ref name="r">Alexander, Robert Jackson. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=FjM-4ZG9iuMC&pg=PA86 Maoism in the Developed World]''. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2001. p. 86</ref> The organization had its headquarters in [[Cologne]].<ref>Staar, Richard Felix, Milorad M. Drachkovitch, and Lewis H. Gann. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=fbDmAAAAMAAJ Yearbook on International Communist Affairs]''. Stanford, Calif: Hoover Institution Press, 1991. p. 581</ref> |
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By the late 1980s, BWK was one of few remaining "K-Groups" in West Germany.<ref>Geronimo, and Gabriel Kuhn. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=KraPdy7Ag58C&pg=PA61 Fire and Flames A History of the German Autonomist Movement]''. Oakland, Calif: PM Press, 2012. p. 61</ref> As of 1988 BWK reported was active in seven [[bundesländer]]. ''Politische Berichte'' had a circulation of 1,300, and the pamphlet-review ''Nachrichtenhefte'' a circulation of around 1,000.<ref name="r"/> |
By the late 1980s, BWK was one of few remaining "K-Groups" in West Germany.<ref>Geronimo, and Gabriel Kuhn. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=KraPdy7Ag58C&pg=PA61 Fire and Flames A History of the German Autonomist Movement]''. Oakland, Calif: PM Press, 2012. p. 61</ref> As of 1988 BWK reported was active in seven [[bundesländer]]. ''Politische Berichte'' had a circulation of 1,300, and the pamphlet-review ''Nachrichtenhefte'' a circulation of around 1,000.<ref name="r"/> |
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Revision as of 14:36, 27 October 2013
The League of West German Communists (Template:Lang-de, abbreviated BWK) was a Maoist communist political organization in the Federal Republic of Germany, active between 1980 and 1995. BWK was founded in Mannheim in September 1980, following a split from the Communist League of West Germany (KBW).[1][2] The split in KBW occurred in the midst of the 1980 Bundestag election campaign.[3] The leader of BWK was Martin Fochler. Around 400 KBW militants took part in founding BWK.[1] BWK published the bi-weekly Politische Berichte.[4] The organization had its headquarters in Cologne.[5]
By the late 1980s, BWK was one of few remaining "K-Groups" in West Germany.[6] As of 1988 BWK reported was active in seven bundesländer. Politische Berichte had a circulation of 1,300, and the pamphlet-review Nachrichtenhefte a circulation of around 1,000.[4]
In 1990 BWK participated in the foundation of Linke Liste/PDS Landesverband Berlin. In 1993 a federal delegates conference of BWK decided to work within the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).[7] As of 1994 BWK was organized in nine bundesländer. BWK was dissolved in March 1995. Its members joined PDS.[8] BWK was the first West German left group to dissolve itself and merge into PDS.[7]
References
- ^ a b Der Spiegel. Verschärft ausgebeutet
- ^ Tempel, Karl G., and Hans Willi Weinzen. Die Parteien in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Rolle der Parteien in der DDR: Grundlagen, Funktionen, Geschichte, Programmatik, Organisation. Opladen: Leske + Budrich, 1987. p. 211
- ^ Olzog, Günter, and Hans-Joachim Liese. Die politischen Parteien in Deutschland: Geschichte, Programmatik, Organisation, Personen, Finanzierung. München ; Landsberg am Lech: Olzog, 1996. p. 220
- ^ a b Alexander, Robert Jackson. Maoism in the Developed World. Westport, Conn: Praeger, 2001. p. 86
- ^ Staar, Richard Felix, Milorad M. Drachkovitch, and Lewis H. Gann. Yearbook on International Communist Affairs. Stanford, Calif: Hoover Institution Press, 1991. p. 581
- ^ Geronimo, and Gabriel Kuhn. Fire and Flames A History of the German Autonomist Movement. Oakland, Calif: PM Press, 2012. p. 61
- ^ a b Thienel, Wolfram. Die PDS. GRIN Verlag GmbH, 1997. p. 13
- ^ Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Splitterparteien