Edoff Emanuel Andersson (2 July 1892 – 18 June 1934) was a

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and

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ist. He was a prominent union leader of the civilian employees in the defense sector as well as a communist member of parliament.Blomqvist, Håkan.
Gåtan Nils flyg och nazismen
'' Andersson was a munitions factory worker. When the Social Democratic Labour Party was split and the Social Democratic Left Party (later renamed the Communist Party of Sweden) was formed, Andersson joined the new party. He was one of the prominent figures in the trade unionist sector in the Communist Party (alongside party colleagues such as Herman Johansson and Arvid Olsson). Kilbom, Karl
Cirkeln slutes
' Andersson served as the 'first ombudsman' of the Civilian Defense Employees Union. Whilst his party supported cuts in military spending, Andersson (a former defense industry worker himself) considered the abolition of militarism an impossibility whilst capitalism persisted. Andersson was elected to parliament in the 1928 elections. Nerman, Ture.
Trots allt! Minne och redovisning
' In October 1929 the Communist Party passed through a major split, as

Karl Kilbom Karl Kilbom (8 May 1885 – 24 December 1961) was a Swedish politician and one of the founders of the Communist Party of Sweden. Youth As the son of a blacksmith, Karl Kilbom grew up in a working class family of Walloon origin in the small to ...

Nils Flyg Nils Svante Flyg (9 June 1891 – 9 January 1943) was a Swedish Communist politician who turned pro-Nazi during World War II. Nils Flyg was born and raised in Södermalm, a working-class area of Stockholm at the time. Early on he joined the S ...

and their followers were expelled from the party by the

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(through its representative

Kullervo Manner Kullervo Achilles Manner (; ; 12 October 1880 – 15 January 1939) was a Finnish and Soviet politician. He was one of the leaders of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. Manner was a member of the Finnish parliament, serving as its speake ...

). The expellees regrouped as a separate Communist Party of Sweden, later renamed Socialist Party. Andersson became a member of this Kilbom-led Communist Party. He was one of the most prominent labour leaders of the party. Andersson was elected to the Central Committee of the Kilbom-led Communist Party in 1932. In the factional disputes between Kilbom and Flyg, Andersson retained an independent position. He was critical of Kilbom's positions but did not belong to the grouping around Flyg. When the party was negotiating a merger with

Albin Ström Johan Albin Ström (28 November 1892 in Åmål Municipality, Ånimskog – 22 June 1962) was a Sweden, Swedish socialist politician from Gothenburg. As a young Swedish Social Democratic Party, Social Democrat, Ström joined Zeth Höglund in 1917 w ...

's faction of dissident Social Democrats, Andersson proposed the name 'Socialist Workers Party' as the name of the unified party. Andersson stressed that it was important to emphasize the class character of the party. Andersson's proposal was voted down and the name 'Socialist Party' was adopted (seeking to appeal to a broader constituency inside as well as outside the industrial working class). Andersson died in 1934. His death was a heavy blow to the Socialist Party. His parliamentary seat was filled by Arvid Olsson.Kennerström, Bernt.
Mellan två internationaler - Socialistiska Partiet 1929-37
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Edoff 1902 births 1934 deaths People from Salem Municipality Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929) politicians Swedish trade union leaders Members of the Andra kammaren Swedish communists