What countries was communist?

Today, the existing communist states in the world are in China, Cuba, Laos and Vietnam. These communist states often do not claim to have achieved socialism or communism in their countries but to be building and working toward the establishment of socialism in their countries.

Who founded the Communist Party of Ireland?

Revolutionary Workers’ Groups
Communist Party of Ireland/Founders

Which European countries were communist?

Several state police and secret police organizations enforced communist party rule, including the following:

• East Germany – Stasi, Volkspolizei and KdA.
• Soviet Union – KGB.
• Czechoslovakia – STB and LM.
• Bulgaria – KDS.
• Albania – Sigurimi.
• Hungary – ÁVH and Munkásőrség.
• Romania – Securitate and GP.

Who were the Irish Nationalist Party?

Originating as various Revolutionary Workers’ Groups, located at Connolly House in Dublin, the most prominent early member was James Larkin Jnr (son of James Larkin ).

Is communism a political or an economic system?

Communism is both a political system and an economic one. In politics, communist parties have absolute power over governance, and elections are single-party affairs. In economics, the party controls the country’s economic system, and private ownership is illegal, although this facet of communist rule has changed in some countries like China.

What are the different types of government in Ireland?

Since independence the Republic has had different governments, all of them lead by either of the two main parties: Fine Gael ( Family of the Irish) – the current ruling party – or Fianna Fáil ( Soldiers of Destiny ). Both parties are centre-right. The third party, Sinn Féin ( We Ourselves ), is a left-wing party.

Is austerity working in Ireland?

It also popularised the slogan “Austerity is working!”, pointing out that the goal of austerity is the mass transfer of wealth from the working class to the ruling class. This was in contrast to many other left-wing parties in Ireland and abroad (such as SYRIZA in Greece), who claimed that austerity was not working.

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