The Belgian Labour Party (Dutch: Belgische Werkliedenpartij [ˈbɛlɣisə ˈʋɛrklidə(m)pɑrˌtɛi], BWP; French: Parti ouvrier belge [paʁti uvʁije bɛlʒ], POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party achieved its first electoral breakthrough in the aftermath of World War I. It was officially disbanded after the German invasion of Belgium in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.
The Belgian Labour Party (Dutch: Belgische Werkliedenpartij [ˈbɛlɣisə ˈʋɛrklidə(m)pɑrˌtɛi], BWP; French: Parti ouvrier belge [paʁti uvʁije bɛlʒ], POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party achieved its first electoral breakthrough in the aftermath of World War I. It was officially disbanded after the German invasion of Belgium in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.
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