Ruthenian Peasants Party
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Ruthenian Peasants Party was a political party
in Czechoslovakia
. The party was founded in 1920. The most prominent personality in the party was Avgustyn Voloshyn, a renowned linguist from Uzhhorod
. The party published the weekly newspaper Svoboda.
In 1923, the party changed name to Christian People's Party (Christijansko-narodna partija). In 1924, the party merged into the Czechoslovak People's 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 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
. The party was founded in 1920. The most prominent personality in the party was Avgustyn Voloshyn, a renowned linguist from Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
. The party published the weekly newspaper Svoboda.
In 1923, the party changed name to Christian People's Party (Christijansko-narodna partija). In 1924, the party merged into the Czechoslovak People's Party.