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Világszabadság ('World Freedom') was a weekly newspaper published from Budapest, Hungary from 1897 to August 3, 1919. It was linked to the Social Democratic Party of Hungary and was a key moutpiece of the agrarian-socialist movement. [1] It was the organ of the Magyarországi Földmunkások Országos Szövetségébe ('National Farm Workers Union of Hungary'). [2] The newspaper was set up as a continuation of Földművelők Lapja. Sándor Csizmadia was the founding editor of the newspaper. Between 1899 and 1905 it was published irregularily. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Tezla, Albert. Hungarian Authors - A Bibliographical Handbook
  2. ↑ Ungarn Országgyűlés (1999). Országgyűlési almanach: Történelmi sorozat. Magyar Országgyűlés. p. 564. ISBN   978-963-03-3856-1.
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