Belgian Labour Party

Belgian Labour Party Parti ouvrier belge (French) Belgische Werkliedenpartij (Dutch)
President	Emile Vandervelde Henri de Man
Founder(s)	César De Paepe, Edward Anseele
Founded	6 April 1885
Dissolved	28 June 1940
Succeeded by	Belgian Socialist Party
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Newspaper	Le Peuple[1]
Trade union wing	General Federation of Belgian Labour
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
International affiliation	Second International (1889-1916) Labour and Socialist International (1923-40)
Colours	Red
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The Belgian Labour Party (Dutch: Belgische Werkliedenpartij, BWP; French: Parti ouvrier belge, POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945.