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{{Infobox politician|name=Gus Hall|caption=Gus Hall in 1984.|birth_name=Arvo Kustaa Halberg|birth_date=October 8, 1910|birth_place=Cherry Township, Minnesota, [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=October 13, 2000|death_place=New York City, New York, United States|political_orientation=[[Khrushchevism]]<br>[[Revisionism]]|political_party=[[Communist Party USA|CPUSA]]|image=Gus hall headshot.jpg}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Gus Hall|caption=Gus Hall in 1984.|birth_name=Arvo Kustaa Halberg|birth_date=October 8, 1910|birth_place=Cherry Township, Minnesota, [[United States of America|United States]]|death_date=October 13, 2000|death_place=New York City, New York, United States|political_orientation=[[Khrushchevism]]<br>[[Revisionism]]|political_party=[[Communist Party USA|CPUSA]]|image=Gus hall headshot.jpg}} | ||
'''Gus Hall''' (October 8, 1910–October 13, 2000) was a [[United States of America|US American]] [[Revisionism|revisionist]] politician who is notable for being the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] between 1959 until 2000. During his leadership of the CPUSA, he maintained the [[Opportunism|opportunist]] course of his predecessors and subjugated the Party to the interests and political line of the [[Soviet revisionism|Soviet revisionists]], to the extent of supporting the openly [[Anti-communism|anti-communist]] policies of [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the late 1980s.<ref>Stephen Braun (February 6, 1990). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-06-mn-190-story.html ''"Gus Hall: Never Say Capitalism : The longtime leader of U.S. Communists keeps a stiff upper lip as, all around him, turmoil in the socialist world gives him ideological whiplash."'']. ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved September 8, 2024.</ref><ref>Gus Hall (1969). [https://www.marxists.org/archive/hall/1969/hall-moscow-meeting-1969.pdf ''International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties'']. ''Peace and Socialism Publishers''. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.</ref> | |||
'''Gus Hall''' (October 8, 1910–October 13, 2000) was a [[United States of America|US American]] [[Revisionism|revisionist]] politician who is notable for being the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] between 1959 | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 8 September 2024
Gus Hall | |
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 Gus Hall in 1984. | |
| Born |
Arvo Kustaa Halberg October 8, 1910 Cherry Township, Minnesota, United States |
| Died |
October 13, 2000 New York City, New York, United States |
| Ideology |
Khrushchevism Revisionism |
| Political party | CPUSA |
Gus Hall (October 8, 1910–October 13, 2000) was a US American revisionist politician who is notable for being the General Secretary of the Communist Party USA between 1959 until 2000. During his leadership of the CPUSA, he maintained the opportunist course of his predecessors and subjugated the Party to the interests and political line of the Soviet revisionists, to the extent of supporting the openly anti-communist policies of Mikhail Gorbachev in the late 1980s.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Stephen Braun (February 6, 1990). "Gus Hall: Never Say Capitalism : The longtime leader of U.S. Communists keeps a stiff upper lip as, all around him, turmoil in the socialist world gives him ideological whiplash.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ Gus Hall (1969). International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties. Peace and Socialism Publishers. Available on the Marxists Internet Archive.