Social Democratic Party (Japan, 1926)
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This article is about the Japanese political party that existed from 1926 to 1932. For other Japanese social democratic parties, see Social Democratic Party (Japan) (disambiguation).
The Social Democratic Party (社会民衆党, Shakai Minshū-tō) (a more accurate translation of the Japanese name would be "Social People's Party", but this naming is common in English texts[6]) was a political party in Japan between 1926 and 1932. Amongst the three main proletarian parties in Japan at the time, the Social Democratic Party occupied a rightist position.[7]
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Social Democratic Party 社会民衆党 Shakai Minshū-tō | |
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Chairperson | Abe Isoo[1] |
Secretary-General | Tetsu Katayama[1] |
Founded | December 5, 1926 (1926-12-05) |
Dissolved | July 1, 1932 (1932-07-01) |
Split from | Right-wing faction of Labour-Farmer Party[2] |
Succeeded by | Social Masses Party |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
Membership (1929) | 48,952[3] |
Ideology | Social democracy[4] Anti-capitalism[4] Anti-communism[4] Anti-fascism[4] |
Political position | Centre-left[5] to left-wing |
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