The Haitian Communist Party (french: Parti Communiste Haïtien; ht, Pati Kominis Ayisyen) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

, founded in 1934 by

Jacques Roumain Jacques Roumain (June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. The African-American poet, Langston Hughes, translated some of ...

. Roumain was the general secretary of the party. Roumain was an initiator of the Haitian workers and communist movement. In 1936, the party was disbanded by Haitian president Sténio Vincent.

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Banned communist parties Political parties established in 1934 Communist parties in Haiti Defunct political parties in Haiti Political parties disestablished in 1936 {{Haiti-party-stub

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