Welsh Republican Movement
Welsh Republican Movement Mudiad Gweriniaethol Cymru | |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1966 |
| Split from | Left-wing |
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The Welsh Republican Movement (
Welsh nationalist political party
.
It was founded in 1949 as a split from
rural affairs, pacifism and the Welsh language
.
In 1950, the group began publishing a newspaper, The Welsh Republican - Y Gweriniaethwr. It stood Ithel Davies in Ogmore in the 1950 general election, and took 1.3% of the vote.
Some members of the party were arrested for
burning the Union Jack, and it faced accusations of initiating violence. They also conceived a Welsh republican flag, a tricolor
with green, red and white bands.
By the mid-1950s, most members of the Movement had either returned to Plaid Cymru or joined the Labour Party, and its newspaper ceased publication in 1957. However, F. W. S. Craig believed that it remained active as late as 1966.[1]
References
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, Minor Parties at British Parliamentary Elections
- Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations
- Ymgyrchu! - The Welsh Republican Movement
- Welsh separatist and independentist flags
See also
- English republicanism
- Irish republicanism
- Scottish republicanism
- Welsh nationalism
- Republicanism in the United Kingdom
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