Historedia
Group or institution

Social Democratic Federation

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1886–1896

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Social Democratic Federation, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. The West End Riots in London follow a Trafalgar Square meeting

    1886

    Role: Organizer of counter-demonstration

    1. 8 February 1886 · Trafalgar SquareCounter-Demonstration in Trafalgar Square

      The Social Democratic Federation held a counter-demonstration in Trafalgar Square against a Fair Trade League meeting on 8 February 1886.

    2. 8 February 1886 · West End of LondonWest End Riots

      Disorders occurred in the West End following the counter-demonstration, with windows smashed at the Carlton Club and Pall Mall Gazette offices.

  2. International Socialist Workers and Trade Union Congress opens in London

    1896

    Role: Political organization

    1. 1896 · LondonLondon Congress 1896

      The 1896 London Congress reaffirmed the exclusion of anarchists and codified the autonomy of national groups, marking a definitive ideological shift.

Sources

  1. West End Riots Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Second International Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30