The Syrian Communist Party evolved out of the Syrian-Lebanese Communist Party founded in 1924. SCP later went through aseries of splits. Currently there are three groups calling themselves the Syrian Communist Party (SCP). Two, sometimes referred to as the Syrian Communist Party [Bagdash] and the Syrian Communist Party [Faisal], are part of the governing National Progressive Front ; the third, the Syrian Communist Party (Political Bureau) of Riyad al-Turk, is part of the opposition National Democratic Rally .
Timeline
- 1924: Syrian Communist Party formed
- 1954: Khalid Bagdash is the first communist to be elected to a Middle Eastern parliament.
- 1973: "Political Bureau" group splits and forms seperate party
- 1986: Split led by Bakdash, forming third communist party
- 1987: The SCP (Bagdash) is the second-largest legal political party in Syria. [1]
- 2004: The 80th anniversary of the foundation of the original SCP. [2]
See also
Links
- An-Nour, publication of the SCP (Faisal), in Arabic
