Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement was a radical socialist and

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political party in

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. ACLM was founded in 1968 by Tim Hector, the then chairman of the

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. The ideological inspiration for ACLM came from C.L.R. James.

Ideology

ACLM had close contacts with

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and other leftist groups in the regions such as the

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and favoured the creation of a Caribbean Union. The party also supported anti-

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struggles in South Africa and organised African Liberation Day celebrations in Antigua.

Electoral strength

In the 1980, elections, ACLM won no seats and its electoral strength never advanced much further.

Merger and dissolution

UPP was formed in 1992, through a merger of ACLM, the

and the United National Democratic Party. In February 2002, former ACLM and UPP member Alister Thomas announced that he had formed a new party, National Movement for Change.

External links

Fan the Flame
* ttp://english.pravda.ru/columnists/2002/11/19/39691.html In Celebration of the Life of Tim Hector, Pan Africanist, Revolutionarybr>Article in Jamaica Observer
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