Popular Socialist Party (Haiti)
Encyclopedia
Popular Socialist Party (in French
: Parti Socialiste Populaire) was a communist political party
in Haiti
. PSP was founded in 1946. It was led by Anthony Lespès, and later Étienne Charlier. PSP took part in the presidential elections of 1946.
The party was suppressed by the regime in 1948.
PSP published La Nation.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Parti Socialiste Populaire) was a communist political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
. PSP was founded in 1946. It was led by Anthony Lespès, and later Étienne Charlier. PSP took part in the presidential elections of 1946.
The party was suppressed by the regime in 1948.
PSP published La Nation.