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[[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 [[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).<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 [[Secession|secessionism]] from the [[White supremacism|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]] [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated him]].<ref>[https://fords.org/lincolns-assassination/ Lincoln’s Assassination]</ref> | '''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).<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 [[Secession|secessionism]] from the [[White supremacism|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]] [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated him]].<ref>[https://fords.org/lincolns-assassination/ Lincoln’s Assassination]</ref> | ||