Editing Abraham Lincoln

[[File:Abraham Lincoln O-77 matte collodion print (1).jpg|thumb|Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in 1863]]
'''Abraham "Abe" Lincoln''' was a Kentuckian [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[abolitionist]] from the [[United States]] (US) who fought for [[Socialism with American Characteristics|socialism with American characteristics]]. Known for the abolition of slavery in the US, Abraham Lincoln was a leading figure in the early [[Republican Party]] (GOP).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEnzZYdODzQ 1858, When the Republican Party was Revolutionary]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcbmOPteu1I Why should socialists in USA talk about Abraham Lincoln?]</ref> He was elected the President of the United States (POTUS) in the 1860 American presidential election, and was reelected for a second term in the 1864 American presidential election. He oversaw the US throughout the devastating [[American Civil War]] from 1861-1865 and struggled to keep the nation united in spite of major secessionism from the White supremacist [[Democratic Party]] and the [[British Empire|British]]-backed [[Confederate States]] (CSA).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsxmyL7TUJg The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV6uuMAnJUE The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2)]</ref> His tenure as POTUS was ended prematurely when a Democrat and Confederate sympathizer by the name of [[John Wilkes Booth]] assassinated him.<ref>[https://fords.org/lincolns-assassination/ Lincoln’s Assassination]</ref> 

Abraham Lincoln was popularly praised by [[Communism|Communists]] in his time for his struggle to end feudalism, slavery, White supremacism, and other anti-[[Proletariat|proletarian]] tendencies within the United States at the time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK1cyndeuNs What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War]</ref> [[Karl Marx]], who was a close contemporary of Lincoln, praised him for his abolitionist tendencies and helped him write the Emancipation Proclamation. Marx's closest contemporary, [[Friedrich Engels]], also praised Lincoln.<ref>[https://isreview.org/issue/80/karl-marx-and-american-civil-war/index.html# Karl Marx and the American Civil War]</ref>

== Politics ==

=== Affiliation ===

* [[Whig Party]] (1831-1856)
** Northern Whigs (1831-1856)
* [[Republican Party]] (1856-1864)
* National Union Party (1864-1865)

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