Haavard Ulvin Langseth (7 July 1888 – 12 April 1968) was a political activist in the

Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway. The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...

. Langseth went to

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as a delegate to the

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in 1920 and was appointed to the Provisional International Bureau of

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at an ancillary conference held a few days later. In 1952 Langseth was involved in the launch of '' Orientering'', edited by Jakob Friis in 1952. However he was forced to withdraw following a large meeting in January 1953, when a large majority of those present wanted the magazine to adopt an equally critical attitude to the

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1888 births 1968 deaths Norwegian publishers (people) Norwegian communists {{Norway-politician-stub