Landonist International

  

Landonist International
Founder	Aeneas Warren
Founded	March 2, 1919 (1919-03-02)
Preceded by	Second International
Newspaper	Landonist International
Youth wing	Landonist Youth International
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Landonism Continentalism
Political position	Far-left
Official colors	Green      Red

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The Landonist International (Landintern), also known as the Third International, is an international organization that advocates world communism, under the direction and principles of Marxism–Landonism. According to its founding mission statement, Landintern resolves to "struggle by all available means for the overthrow of the international bourgeoise, and to support the creation of people's republics as a transition stage to the complete abolition of the state." Landintern was intended as a spiritual successor to the Second International, and was founded in 1919 at the behest of the Continentalist Party of the United Commonwealth. Although sometimes erroneously treated as a military alliance during the Cold War, the Landonist International is not an alliance of states, but rather a forum for left-wing political parties, unions, and other organizations who support its mission. During the reign of Seamus Callahan, the United Commonwealth exercised significant influence of the International, and attempted to enforce adherence to Continental ideological developments. However, since the height of the Cold War the International has become more decentralized. To this day it remains one of the two leading active communist internationals, with its main rival being the International Conference of Marxist and Maoist Organizations, a rivalry which emerged as a consequence of the Sino-Continental split. Together these two organizations and their member states are commonly referred to as the Eastern Bloc.

It held its first World Congress in Chicago in 1919, which was attended by over 50 representatives from two dozen countries. In its present form, the Landintern holds regular five-year World Congress meetings and during off-years, it has held occasional Extraordinary World Congress meetings. The 2020 Landintern World Congress, held in Cairo, Egypt, was the most recent World Congress meeting. The Landonist International is governed by an Executive Committee, which since 1949 has been voted into office at each World Congress.

History

Main article: History of the Landonist International

The Landonist International (Landintern) was founded on March 2, 1919, by Aeneas Warren during the Continental Revolutionary War, two years into the armed struggle. The Landintern was formed as part of the wider goal of world communism and world revolution, the attention that the war recieved from the international press, the large number of foreign volunteers and focus from the various communist parties of the world, and the goal of using the war in the United Commonwealth as a springboard for future revolutionary activity around the world. The revolution inspired others such as the Italian Revolution in 1918 and the eventual establishment of the Democratic Republic of Italy with the Italian Socialist Party joining the Landintern once the latter was established. Other Landonist and communist parties joined the Landintern to both during and after the Continental Revolutionary War bad ended in 1921.

The Landintern would engage in numerous ventures internationally to spread Landonism which included backing the Red Army and the Bolsheviks of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Russian Civil War. In Spain, a civil war broke out in 1926 between supporters of the Second Spanish Republic and the Nationalists with the Landintern organizing international volunteer units in the form of the International Brigades in support of the republic and of the Spanish Landonist Workers Party.

Membership

Main article: List of members of the Landintern

Landintern-sponsored international organizations

• Landonist Youth International (f. 1919)
• Landonist Women’s International (f. 1920)
• International Workers Aid (f. 1922)
• Sportintern (f. 1913; sponsored 1924)
• League against Imperialism (f. 1925)
• Farmer International (f. 1925; sponsored 1929)

World congresses

Event	Year held	Dates	Location	Delegates	Org. Present (Countries)	Notes
1st	1919	17 August– 3 September	Chicago, United Commonwealth	68	47 (34)	Known as the "Founding Congress"
2nd	1920	20 July– 6 August	Chicago, United Commonwealth	233	60 (40)	Adopted the Landonist Charter
3rd	1921	16 August– 20 September	Chicago, United Commonwealth	402	80 (66)	Commemorated the proclamation of the Continentalist States
4th	1922	5 August– 7 September	New York City, United Commonwealth	402	80 (66)	Building the New Society
5th	1924	21 July– 24 August	Rome, Italy	424	82 (66)	Strengthening the Cause of the Workers
6th	1928	16 July– 20 August	Philadelphia, United Commonwealth	440	84 (68)	An Alliance for World Peace Adopted broad support for Callahanist doctrine
7th	1931	21 July– 24 August	New York City, United Commonwealth	247	80 (64)	Defending the Revolution Adopted a united plan in response to Great War I
8th	1938	9 September– 16 October	Chicago, United Commonwealth	505	91 (72)	Celebration of the Victors
9th	1940	9 July– 20 August	Madrid, Spain	468	95 (74)	Guiding Global Progress
10th	1945	20 August 1945– 5 September	Rome, Italy	402	95 (74)
11th	1949	15 August– 7 September	Austin, Brazoria	424	101 (80)

Related meetings

Event	Year held	Dates	Location	Delegates	Org. Present (Countries)	Notes
Congress of the Peoples of America	1920	15 October– 30 October	St. Louis, United Commonwealth	140	30 (14)	Marked a commitment to support revolutionary movements to unite North America
World Congress Against Colonial Oppression and Imperialism	1925	15 October– 30 October	Geneva, Switzerland	185	45 (40)	Organized efforts in favor of decolonization
1st World Congress of Negro Workers	1930	7 July– 20 July	Frankfurt, Germany	84	30 (21)
2nd Congress of the League Against Imperialism	1939	9 August– 30 August	Milan, Italy	202	55 (40)

List of Chairpeople

1. Michael Ruthenberg (TBD – 9 April 1923)
2. Nikita Neosha (9 April 1923 – 20 September 1931)
3. Jordan S. Clark (20 September 1931 – TBD)

See also

• Foreign relations of the United Commonwealth
• List of communist parties
• List of left-wing internationals
• List of members of the Landintern

Internationals

• First International
• Second International
• Fourth International
• International Conference of Marxist and Maoist Organizations
• First Interstellaire
• Second Interstellaire

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