Cominform

International organization (1947–1956) of European Marxist-Leninist parties during the early Cold War, replacing Comintern

Entitypolitical internationalQ183533

Also known as Communist Information Bureau · Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties

Instance of: political international
Founded: October 6, 1947

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The Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties, commonly known as Cominform (Коминформ), was a co-ordination body of Marxist–Leninist and communist parties in Europe which existed from 1947 to 1956. Formed in the wake of the dissolution of the Communist International in 1943, it did not replace that body, but instead mainly served as an expression of solidarity and as a means of disseminating Stalinist propaganda. The Cominform initially included the communist parties of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, France, and Italy. The organization was dissolved in 1956, during de-Stalinization, largely replaced in function by the Warsaw Pact formed in 1955 and Comecon formed in 1949.

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