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{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Gus Hall|image=file:Gus Hall Photo.png|political_line=[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Bill of Rights Socialism]]|birth_name=Arvo Kustaa Halberg|birth_date=October 8, 1910|death_date=October 13, 2000}}
{{Infobox revolutionary|name=Gus Hall|political_orientation=Claimed [[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Bill of Rights Socialism]]
[[Revisionist]]<br>[[Opportunist]]<br>[[Patriotic socialism]]|political_party=[[CPUSA]]|image=file:Gus Hall Photo.png|birth_name=Arvo Kustaa Halberg|birth_date=October 8, 1910|birth_place=Cherry Township, [[Minnesota]], [[U.S.]]|death_date=October 13, 2000 (aged 90)|death_place=[[New York City]], U.S.}}


'''Gus Hall''' (born '''Arvo Kustaa Halberg'''; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] [[Marxist-Leninist|Marxist–Leninist]]. He was General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] from 1959–2000 and ran in [[United States of America|US]] presidential elections four times.
'''Gus Hall''' (born '''Arvo Kustaa Halberg'''; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a [[United States of America|Statesian]] communist. He served as General Secretary of the [[Communist Party USA]] (CPUSA) from 1959–2000 and ran in [[United States of America|US]] presidential elections four times.
 
He and the CPUSA were accused by the [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] of breaking Communist solidarity by not only slandering the CPC and it's positions regarding the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], but also of "prettifying U.S Imperialism", breaking from [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]], and pledging loyalty to the Bourgeois government of the [[United States of America|U.S]]. The CPC described him as being no different than [[Earl Browder]] and that the influence of both Browder and [[Jay Lovestone]] permeated the CPUSA.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Renmin Ribao|title=A Comment On The Statement Of The CPUSA|date=March 8, 1963|url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:A_Comment_On_The_Statement_Of_The_CPUSA|quote=What is the difference between your present embellishment of U.S. imperialism and Browder’s revisionism?}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Hall was born Arvo Kustaa Halberg on October 8, 1910 in a small iron-working town in [[Minnesota]]. He was one of nine children born to his [[Republic of Finland|Finnish]] immigrant parents and the family grew up as a poor mining family. His parents were politically radical and were supporters of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] (IWW) with his father becoming a founding member of the CPUSA in 1919.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Buhle|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Gus Hall|date=2000-10-18|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/oct/18/guardianobituaries3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602124313/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/oct/18/guardianobituaries3|archive-date=2025-06-02}}</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:15, 22 January 2026

Gus Hall
Born
Arvo Kustaa Halberg

October 8, 1910
Cherry Township, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 2000 (aged 90)
New York City, U.S.
Political orientationClaimed Marxism–Leninism
Bill of Rights Socialism Revisionist
Opportunist
Patriotic socialism
Political partyCPUSA


Gus Hall (born Arvo Kustaa Halberg; October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a Statesian communist. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) from 1959–2000 and ran in US presidential elections four times.

He and the CPUSA were accused by the CPC of breaking Communist solidarity by not only slandering the CPC and it's positions regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis, but also of "prettifying U.S Imperialism", breaking from Marxism-Leninism, and pledging loyalty to the Bourgeois government of the U.S. The CPC described him as being no different than Earl Browder and that the influence of both Browder and Jay Lovestone permeated the CPUSA.[1]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Hall was born Arvo Kustaa Halberg on October 8, 1910 in a small iron-working town in Minnesota. He was one of nine children born to his Finnish immigrant parents and the family grew up as a poor mining family. His parents were politically radical and were supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) with his father becoming a founding member of the CPUSA in 1919.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑
    “What is the difference between your present embellishment of U.S. imperialism and Browder’s revisionism?”

    "A Comment On The Statement Of The CPUSA" (March 8, 1963). Renmin Ribao.
  2. ↑ Paul Buhle (2000-10-18). "Gus Hall" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2025-06-02.