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The Socialist International (SI) is an international organisation for social democratic parties. Its secretariat is located in London. Its members include The Labour Party ( United Kingdom), SPD ( Germany), the Democratic Socialists of America ( USA), the Australian Labor Party, and New Democratic Party ( Canada).The Socialist International has its roots in the Second International, which was formed in 1889Events January-April January 8 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 Meiji Constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown. Split by the outbreak of World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of, it was re-formed in 1923Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Events January 1 Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larg (as the Labour and Socialist International), and reconstituted again (in its present form) after World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough (during which many socialist parties had been suppressed in Nazi-occupied Europe). Among the Second International's most famous actions were its ( 1889Events January-April January 8 Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine January 22 Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. February 11 Meiji Constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 January 30 ? Crown) declaration of 1st May as International Labour DayLabour Day (or Labor Day is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. see also May Day) Origins The origins of the American Labor Day can be traced back to the and its ( 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in) declaration of 8th March as International Women's Day.
During the post-World War II period, the SI aided social democratic parties in re-establishing themselves when dictatorship gave way to democracy in Spain and Portugal. In the 1980s, most SI parties gave their backing to the Nicaraguan Sandinistas (FSLN), whose leftwing government had incited enmity from the United States. Since then, the SI has admitted as member-parties not only the FSLN but also ex-Communist parties such as the Italian Party of the Democratic Left (Democratici di Sinistra) (PDS) and the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique ( FRELIMO).
The Party of European Socialists, a party active in the European Parliament, is an associated organization of the Socialist International.
The current president is António Guterres from the Portuguese Socialist Party, in office since 1999.
