POUM

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POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista) was a Spanish anti-Stalinist Marxist political party and militia active during the Spanish Civil War, known for its revolutionary socialist stance and opposition to both Francoism and Soviet-aligned communism.

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POUM canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist organization
anti-Stalinist organization
militia
political party
activeDuring Spanish Civil War
alignedWith anti-Stalinist Marxist current
country Spain
dateFounded 1935
dissolved late 1930s
distinctFrom Spanish Communist Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
foundedBy Andreu Nin
Joaquín Maurín
dissidents from the Spanish Communist Party
members of the Workers and Peasants Bloc
fullName Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista
goal socialist revolution in Spain
unification of Marxist workers' movements in Spain
hadArmedWing POUM militias
headquartersLocation Barcelona
ideology Marxism
anti-Francoism
anti-Stalinism
revolutionary socialism
inspiredWork Homage to Catalonia
languageOfOrganization Catalan
Spanish
notableMember Andreu Nin
George Orwell
Joaquín Maurín
opposedTo Francisco Franco
Francoist dictatorship
linked to: Francoist Spain

Soviet-aligned communism
Stalinism
participatedIn Aragon front during the Spanish Civil War
defense of Barcelona in 1936
placeFounded Barcelona
politicalPosition far-left
reasonForDissolution repression during the Spanish Civil War
regionOfActivity Aragon
Catalonia
supported social revolution in Spain
workers' self-management
wasAccusedOf Trotskyism
fascist collaboration (false charges)
wasRepressedBy Spanish Republican government
pro-Soviet elements in the Republican camp

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