'Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement', a radical socialist and
Pan-African 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
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Fan the Flame
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Daily Observer, newspaper started by Hector which functioned as the ACLM organ
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News report from Hector's funeral
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The Grenada Revolution Online: Leonard "Tim" Hector (1942-2002)
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In Celebration of the Life of Tim Hector, Pan Africanist, Revolutionary
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Article in Jamaica Observer
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Marshall Consultancy Services, a company led by former ACLM General Secretary Marshall