Union of Working People's Forces

Union of Working People's Forces
Union of Working People's Forces
General Secretary	Kamal Chatila
Founded	1965
Ideology	Nasserism
	Politics of Lebanon; Political parties; Elections;

The Union of Working People's Forces (Arabic: اتحاد قوى الشعب العامل, French: Union des forces du peuple travailleur, abbreviated UFPT) was a Nasserist political party in Lebanon. The party was founded in 1965 by Kamal Chatila and Najah Wakim.^[1] Chatila was the general secretary of the party.^[2]^[3] The party represented a right-wing tendency in the Lebanese Nasserist movement.^[4]

Najah Wakim was elected to parliament in 1972, making him the sole Nasserist deputy.^[5]

In the early phase of the Lebanese Civil War the party maintained a 1,000-man strong militia, the Victory Divisions (Arabic: Firqat an-Nasr), which took part in fighting in the Beirut area.^[5]^[6] The party supported the June 1976 Syrian intervention in Lebanon.^[3] Its support to the Syrian intervention caused a split between the party and other Nasserist groups.^[5] From June to November 1976 the party faced onslaughts by Fatah and the Lebanese National Movement.^[7]

There was a splinter group of the party, the Union of Working People's Forces-Corrective Movement led by Issam Arab.^[5]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Franck Mermier; Sabrina Mervin (2012). Leaders et partisans au Liban. KARTHALA Editions. p. 170. ISBN 978-2-8111-0595-2.
^ Revue du Liban et de l'Orient arabe (1054–1061 ed.). February 1980. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b Lucien Bitterlin (1988). La flamme et le soufre. VegaPress. p. 139. ISBN 978-2-906480-04-9.
^ Travaux et Jours (46-49 ed.). Centre culturel universitaire. 1973. p. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The War for Lebanon, 1970-1985. Cornell University Press. 1985. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-8014-9313-7.
^ LEBANON A COUNTRY STUDY. 1989. p. 243.
^ Les Crises du Liban, 1958-1982: chronologie commentée. Documentation française. 1982. p. 36.
^ Maghreb, Machrek. Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, Centre d'étude des relations internationales, Section monde arabe. 1975. p. 317.
^ Alain Ménargues (2004). Les secrets de la guerre au Liban: du coup d'Etat de Bachir Gémayel aux massacres des camps palestiniens. Albin Michel. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-226-12127-1.

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[MermierMervin2012-1] Franck Mermier; Sabrina Mervin (2012). Leaders et partisans au Liban. KARTHALA Editions. p. 170. ISBN 978-2-8111-0595-2.

[2] Revue du Liban et de l'Orient arabe (1054–1061 ed.). February 1980. p. 5.

[Bitterlin1988-3] Lucien Bitterlin (1988). La flamme et le soufre. VegaPress. p. 139. ISBN 978-2-906480-04-9.

[4] Travaux et Jours (46-49 ed.). Centre culturel universitaire. 1973. p. 7.

[a-5] The War for Lebanon, 1970-1985. Cornell University Press. 1985. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0-8014-9313-7.

[6] LEBANON A COUNTRY STUDY. 1989. p. 243.

[7] Les Crises du Liban, 1958-1982: chronologie commentée. Documentation française. 1982. p. 36.

[8] Maghreb, Machrek. Fondation nationale des sciences politiques, Centre d'étude des relations internationales, Section monde arabe. 1975. p. 317.

[Ménargues2004-9] Alain Ménargues (2004). Les secrets de la guerre au Liban: du coup d'Etat de Bachir Gémayel aux massacres des camps palestiniens. Albin Michel. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-226-12127-1.

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