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'''Abraham Lincoln''' was | '''Abraham "Abe" Lincoln''' was a [[Kentucky|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 United States|abolition of slavery in the US]], Abraham Lincoln was a leading figure in the early [[Republican Party]] (GOP). 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 [[Secession|secessionism]] from the [[White supremacism|White supremacist]] [[Democratic Party]] and the [[British Empire|British]]-backed [[Confederate States]] (CSA). His tenure as POTUS was ended prematurely when a Democrat and Confederate sympathizer by the name of [[John Wilkes Booth]] [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated him]]. | ||
Karl Marx | 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> | ||
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[[Category:American presidents]] | [[Category:American presidents]] | ||