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Arab Socialist Union
The Arab Socialist Union may refer to: *Arab Socialist Union (Egypt), active 1962–78 *Arab Socialist Union (Iraq), active 1964–68 *Libyan Arab Socialist Union, active 1971−77 *Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria), founded in 1973 *Democratic Arab Socialist Union (Syria), founded in 1980 See also *Socialist Union (other) Socialist Union may refer to: * Arab Socialist Union (other), several organizations * People's Socialist Union, an Ivorian political party based in London, founded in 1996 * Socialist Union of America, a Trotskyist group active from 1954 ... * Unified Political Command {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
The Arab Socialist Union ( ar, الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي ' was an Egyptian political party based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism. History Foundation The Arab Socialist Union was founded in Egypt in December 1962 by Gamal Abdel Nasser as the country's sole political party. The ASU grew out of the Free Officers Movement of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. The party's formation was just one part in Nasser's National Charter. The Charter set out an agenda of nationalization, agrarian reform, and constitutional reform, which formed the basis of ASU policy. The programme of nationalisation under Nasser saw worth of private assets transferred into the public sector. Banks, insurance companies, many large shipping companies, major heavy industries and major basic industries were converted to public control. Land reforms saw the maximum area of private land ownership successively reduced from 200 to 100 feddans. A 90% top rate of income tax wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Socialist Union (Iraq)
:''This article refers to the ASU in Iraq. For sister parties in other Arab states, see Arab Socialist Union (other).'' The Iraqi Arab Socialist Union ( ar, الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي العراقي, ''Al-Ittiḥād Al-Ištirākī Al-ʿArabī Al-Iraqi'') was an Iraqi political party based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism. It was a sister party to the Arab Socialist Union parties that formed in other Arab countries. History In Iraq after the overthrow of the Baathists, between the Ramadan and the July 1965 revolt of President Abdul Salam Arif, the ASU was the only officially authorized party, but it could not effectively compete with the traditionally influential parties and power groups. The launch of the Arab Socialist Union as the sole legal party in Iraq was announced on July 14, 1964, with a charter akin to that of the Arab Socialist Union in the United Arab Republic. Later the same day the Arab Nationalist Movement and a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libyan Arab Socialist Union
The Arab Socialist Union of Libya (ASU) was a political party in Libya from 1971 to 1977 led by Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi served as chairman of the party. Many aspects of Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan socialist revolution were based on that of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-re .... Like Nasser, Gaddafi seized power with a Free Officers Movement, which in 1971 became the Arab Socialist Union of Libya. Like its Egyptian counterpart, the Libyan ASU was the sole legal party and was designed as a vehicle for integrated national expression rather than as a political party. Bashir Hawady was the general secretary of the party. In May 1972, the Libyan ASU and the Egyptian ASU agreed to merge their two parties into a single body.The Middle East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria)
The Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria ( ar, حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية ''Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-'Arabi fi Suriyah'') (ASU) is a Nasserist political party in Syria. ASU was led by Safwan al-Qudsi. The party was formed in 1973, following a split from the original ASU. At the last legislative elections, 2007, the ASU was part of the National Progressive Front (''Al-Jabhat Al-Wataniah Al-Taqaddumiyyah''). the ASU was awarded 8 out of the 250 seats. The NPF is led by the Ba'ath Party. History Background: Arab Socialism in Syria Non-Nasserite Arab socialism in Syria has its origins in the Arab Socialist Party (ASP; also ASM, for Arab Socialist Movement). This party grew out of Syria's ''Hizb al-Shabab'' (Youth Party). In 1950, Akram al-Hawrani took over leadership of the party and changed its name to the ''Arab Socialist Party''. After initial successes, the ASP was banned by Syria's ''de facto'' leader, Adib ash-Shishakli, in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Arab Socialist Union
The Democratic Arab Socialist Union ( ar, الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي الديمقراطي, ''Al-ittiḥād al-ishtirākī al-'arabī al-dīmūqrāṭī''; French: ''Union arabe socialiste démocratique'') is a Nasserist democratic socialist Syrian political party based in Paris, France. It was founded in a split of the Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria, with Hassan 'Abd al-Azim as its general secretary. Is part of the National Democratic Rally coalition ( ar, التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, ''Al-tajammuʻ al-waṭanī al-dīmūqrāṭī''). After Hafez al-Assad took power in 1970, the ASU entered into negotiations about a coalition government, and agreed to join the National Progressive Front (NPF) in 1972. The year after, however, the party split over the adoption of a Syrian constitution in which the Ba'ath was proclaimed the "leading party" of the country. One minor faction under Fawzi Kiyali accepted the constitution, and retained bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Union (other)
Socialist Union may refer to: * Arab Socialist Union (other), several organizations * People's Socialist Union, an Ivorian political party based in London, founded in 1996 * Socialist Union of America, a Trotskyist group active from 1954 to 1959 * Socialist Union of Catalonia, active from 1923 to 1936 * Socialist Union (Chile) * Socialist Union (Internationalist), an ex- Posadist group active in the early 1970s * Socialist Union of Popular Forces, the largest political party in Morocco, founded in 1959 * Socialist Union (UK), a social democratic group active from 1885 to 1887 * Socialist Union (UK, 1950s), a social democratic group active in the Labour Party from 1950 to 1959 * Sudanese Socialist Union See also * Socialist Unionists, a Nasserist political party in Syria, founded in 1961 *Socialist Unity (other) Socialist Unity may refer to: * Socialist Unity (Italy), a social-democratic alliance of parties which contested the 1948 Italian general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
