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Pre-Founding Contacts

When: 1862–1863
Where: London International Exhibition
Part of: Founding of the International Workingmen's Association, 1864

Contacts between British and French workers in 1862 and 1863 prepared for the founding.

Initial contacts between British and French workers' leaders were established during the 1862 London International Exhibition. These interactions led to a meeting in London in July 1863 that set the stage for a new international organization.

Sources

First International Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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