Godesberg Program
1959 German Social Democratic Party platform / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Godesberg Program (German: Godesberger Programm) of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was ratified in 1959 at a convention in the town of Bad Godesberg near Bonn. It represented a fundamental change in the orientation and goals of the SPD, rejecting the aim of replacing capitalism while adopting a commitment to reform capitalism and a mass party orientation that appealed to ethical rather than class-based considerations. It also rejected nationalization as a major principle of socialism.[1]
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Godesberg Program | |
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Original title | Godesberger Programm |
Ratified | 15 November 1959 |
Location | Bad Godesberg |
Signatories | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
Subject | Social democracy |
Purpose | a fundamental change in the orientation and goals of the SPD |
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