Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement
Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement
, a radical socialist and
Panafrican
political party in
Antigua and Barbuda
. ACLM was founded in
1968
by
Tim Hector
, the then chairman of the
Progressive Labour Movement
. The ideological inspiration for ACLM came from
C.L.R. James
. ACLM had close contacts with
Communist Party of Cuba
and other leftist groups in the regions such as the
New Jewel Movement
of
Grenada
. ACLM favoured the creation of a Caribbean Union. ACLM supported anti-
Apartheid
struggles in
South Africa
and organized Africa Liberation Day celebrations in Antigua. In the
1980
elections, ACLM won nine seats.
UPP
was formed in
1992
through a merger of ACLM, the
Progressive Labour Movement
and the
United National Democratic Party
. In February
2002
former ACLM and UPP member Alister Thomas announced that he had formed a new party,
National Movement for Change
.
External links
Fan the Flame
Daily Observer
, newspaper started by Hector which functioned as the ACLM organ
News report from Hector's funeral
The Grenada Revolution Online: Leonard "Tim" Hector (1942-2002)
In Celebration of the Life of Tim Hector, Pan Africanist, Revolutionary
Article in Jamaica Observer
Marshall Consultancy Services
, a company led by former ACLM General Secretary Marshall
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