# The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight

Date: 1872

## The fact

Karl Marx's documented role is: He fought Bakunin for the Association. Neither uniquely owned the workers. The split is the path.

## Context

Bakunin and Jura federation. Sharing unnamed delegates is required. The setting of The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight is the public file around 1872-09-01. Shared offices, unnamed crews, printers, or later editors may appear without becoming this instrument. Driver [political-polarization](/drivers/political-polarization) is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

Shared responsibility is part of The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight. Naming Karl Marx does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1872-09-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

## Evidence and sources

Official locator: Britannica — First International, Hague 1872 at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Marx at https://iep.utm.edu/marx/ (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Britannica — First International, Hague 1872 (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx; Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Marx (https://iep.utm.edu/marx/; Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy).

Official or archival record: Britannica — First International, Hague 1872 (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx; Encyclopaedia Britannica).

## Significance

Worsening path from The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight on 1872-09-01. A public International split is a polarisation path. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.

## What is established and what is not

Established: a sourced public record of The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight under 1872-09-01 for Karl Marx. Established: a sourced public record of The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight under 1872-09-01.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of The Hague Congress of 1872 splits the International; Marx's side expels Bakunin in a dated faction fight are separate paths.

The attached driver is political-polarization. The welfare reading used in this dossier is worsening. That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

## People

- Karl Marx: https://factrail.ai/people/karl-marx

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://iep.utm.edu/marx/
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mar-bakunin-split