Charlie van Gelderen
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Charlie van Gelderen was a South Africa
n Trotskyist active in the British Labour movement from the 1930s. He attended the founding conference of the Fourth International
in 1938, and towards the end of his life he was the last survivor of that conference.
In the 1940s, he played the leading role for the Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1944)
's fraction in the Labour party. He became a leader of the International Marxist Group
, and served on the editorial board of its magazine, International. After the break-up of the IMG, he joined the International Socialist Group
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Trotskyist active in the British Labour movement from the 1930s. He attended the founding conference of the Fourth International
Fourth International
The Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
in 1938, and towards the end of his life he was the last survivor of that conference.
In the 1940s, he played the leading role for the Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1944)
Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1944)
The Revolutionary Communist Party was a British Trotskyist group, formed in 1944 and active until 1949, which published the newspaper Socialist Appeal, a theoretical journal Workers International News and an entrist paper for its Labour Party work The Militant .- Collapse of the RSL and founding of...
's fraction in the Labour party. He became a leader of the International Marxist Group
International Marxist Group
The International Marxist Group was a Trotskyist group in Britain between 1968 and 1982. It was the British Section of the Fourth International. It and its youth organisation had had around 1,000 members and supporters in the late 1970s...
, and served on the editorial board of its magazine, International. After the break-up of the IMG, he joined the International Socialist Group
International Socialist Group
The International Socialist Group was a Trotskyist organisation in Britain. It was the British section of the Fourth International until July 2009 when it dissolved into Socialist Resistance.- Origin :...
.
External links
- Memorial meeting report, International ViewpointInternational ViewpointInternational Viewpoint is the English-language edition of the monthly magazine of the reunified Fourth International. It focuses on translating articles into English written by socialists in other languages. Its ISSN is 0294-2925....
- Obituary by Terry Conway and Penelope Duggan