Gus Hall

Gus Hall
Hall in 1975
General Secretary of the National Committee of the Communist Party USA
In office December 14, 1959 – May 2000
Vice President	Jarvis Tyner Angela Davis
Preceded by	Eugene Dennis
Succeeded by	Sam Webb
Personal details
Born	Arvo Kustaa Halberg (1910-10-08)October 8, 1910 Cherry Township, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2000(2000-10-13) (aged 90) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Communist Party USA
Spouse	Elizabeth Mary Turner ​ ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	2
Education	International Lenin School
Occupation	Lumberjack, miner, steel worker, trade unionist, political writer
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Machinist's mate[1]
Battles/wars	World War II

Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and a perennial candidate for president of the United States. He was the Communist Party nominee in the 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984 presidential elections. As a labor leader, Hall was closely associated with the so-called "Little Steel" Strike of 1937, an effort to unionize the nation's smaller, regional steel manufacturers. During the Second Red Scare, Hall was indicted under the Smith Act and was sentenced to eight years in prison. After his release, Hall led the CPUSA for over 40 years, often taking an orthodox Marxist–Leninist stance.