Ruthenian Peasants Party

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Braganza (talk | contribs) at 07:48, 28 November 2022 (→‎References). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Christian People's Party
Християнсько-народна партія
LeaderAvgustyn Voloshyn
Founded1920
Dissolved1924
Merged intoCzechoslovak People's Party
HeadquartersUzhhorod
NewspaperSvoboda
IdeologyConservatism
Christian democracy
Christian nationalism
ReligionGreek Catholicism

Ruthenian [Bread-producing] Peasants Party (Rusyn: Руська хліборобська партія, Ruska khliborobska partiya) was a political party in Czechoslovakia. The party was founded in 1920. The most prominent personality in the party was Avgustyn Voloshyn, a renowned linguist from Uzhhorod. The party published the weekly newspaper Svoboda.[1]

In 1923, the party changed name to Christian People's Party (Christijansko-narodna partija). In 1924, the party merged into the Czechoslovak People's Party.[1]

References