Hizb al-Tagammu` (Cairo) Collection

Period (1970-) 1976-1993
Total size   1.88 m.
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History

Founded in 1976 the Egyptian Hizb al-Tagammuc al-Watani al-Taqaddumi al-Wahdawi (National Progressive Unionist Party), or briefly Hizb al-Tagammuc, constituted the platform of the left in the period of political liberalization under president Anwar al-Sadat; Marxists, former Free Officers and Arab nationalists joined the party, which defended the Nasserist programme of the planned economy and social welfare; it became one of the main political opponents of Sadat during the last years of his presidency, criticizing the Camp David Accords, the Open Door policy and the increasingly repressive political climate; during the general elections of 1976 the Tagammuc party won three seats (out of 350); its membership, however, increased to 150,000; after the food riots of 1977 the party was obstructed by the government in expanding its activities, and its organ al-Ahali was closed down in 1978; under Mubarak the party regained its strength, to decline again during the second half of the 1980s.

Content

Documents collected by the Dutch journalist Bertus Hendriks. Proposals for a party programme and other documents relating to the founding of the Tagammuc Party 1976-1978; resolutions, some proceedings and other documents relating to meetings of the Central Committee 1979-1991; resolutions, communiqués and other documents relating to congresses 1979-1992; statutes 1979-1982; reports of founding meetings of branches in Alexandria, Asyut, Cairo, Suez and other cities or regions 1978-1981; documents concerning election campaigns 1976-1987; pamphlets, leaflets and statements concerning Egyptian political issues 1977-1981, 1990-1992; documents relating to the Maktab al-cUmmal al-Markazi (Central Workers' Bureau), the Ittihad al-Fallahin al-Misriyyin (Federation of Egyptian Peasants), the Ittihad al-Nisac al Taqadumi (Progressive Federation for Women) and other affiliated organizations 1976-1986; copies of al Taqaddum and other periodicals and of publications for cadre training 1976-1993; documents on the Tagammuc Party consisting of notes by Bertus Hendriks, pamphlets, photocopies of articles and clippings 1970-1988.

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