International Communist League (Maoist)

International Maoist organization

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International Communist League

Abbreviation| ICL
Founded| December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
Ideology| Communism
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
Anti-revisionism
Revolutionary socialism
Political position| Far-left
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Maoism

Concepts

* Agrarian socialism
* Antagonistic contradiction
* Anti-imperialism
* Anti-revisionism
* Capitalist roader
* Comprador
* Continuous revolution theory
* Cultural Revolution
* Four Olds
* Marxism–Leninism
* Mass line
* Newborn socialist things
* New Democracy
* One Divides into Two
* People's war
* Probable defeat
* Proletarian nation
* Revolutionary base area
* Seek truth from facts
* Self-criticism
* Social imperialism
* Three Worlds Theory

Variants

* Maoism–Third Worldism
* Mao-spontex
* Marxism–Leninism–Maoism
* Gonzalo Thought
* Prachanda Path

People

* Mao Zedong
* Faiz Ahmad
* Louis Althusser
* Samir Amin
* Bob Avakian
* Alain Badiou
* Mohan Baidya
* Afzal Bangash
* Charles Bettelheim
* Biplav
* Bo Xilai
* Chen Boda
* Chin Peng
* Pushpa Kamal Dahal
* Saroj Dutta
* Norm Gallagher
* Abimael Guzmán
* Harry Haywood
* Ted Hill
* George Jackson
* İbrahim Kaypakkaya
* Jiang Qing
* Kang Sheng
* Li Minqi
* Lin Biao
* Charu Majumdar
* Pierre Mulele
* Huey P. Newton
* Nie Yuanzi
* Qi Benyu
* Muppala Lakshmana Rao
* Narayan Sanyal
* Siraj Sikder
* Jose Maria Sison
* Wang Hongwen
* Yao Wenyuan
* Akram Yari
* Zhang Chunqiao

Theoretical works

* Report on an Investigation of the Peasant
Movement in Hunan (1927)
* On Contradiction (1937)
* On Practice (1937)
* On Guerrilla Warfare (1937)
* On Protracted War (1938)
* On the Ten Major Relationships (1956)
* On the Correct Handling of Contradictions
Among the People (1957)
* A Critique of Soviet Economics (1960)
* Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (1964)
* Historic Eight Documents (1965—1966)
* Bombard the Headquarters (1966)
* Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat (1983)

History

* Chinese Soviet Republic
* Jiangxi Soviet
* Long March
* Chinese Communist Revolution
* People's Republic of China
* 1949–1976
* 1976–1989
* 1989–2002
* 2002–present
* Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries
* Korean War
* Sino-Soviet split
* Great Leap Forward
* Black Power movement
* Cultural Revolution
* 16 May Notification
* Red August
* January Storm
* Down to the Countryside Movement
* New Communist movement
* Cambodian Civil War
* Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
* Naxalbari uprising
* New People's Army rebellion
* Sino-Albanian split
* Maoist insurgency in Turkey
* Death and funeral of Mao
* Cambodian–Vietnamese War
* Two Whatevers
* Internal conflict in Peru
* Nepalese Civil War
* Chongqing model

Organizations

* Chinese Communist Party
* Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
* National Democratic Front of the Philippines
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* New People's Army
* Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist
* Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
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* Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun
* Serve the People – Communist League
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The International Communist League (ICL) is a multinational communist organization encompassing more than a dozen political parties and groups that espouse Marxist–Leninist–Maoist ideology, along with the ideas of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán.[1]

## Membership

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The foundational document of the ICL is currently ratified and endorsed by 3 communist parties and 12 pre-party formations.[2]

Country  | Organization  | Abbr.

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Austria | Committees for the Foundation of the (Maoist) Communist Party of Austria  | KG(m)KPÖ
Brazil | Communist Party of Brazil[a] | P.C.B
Chile | Red Fraction of the Communist Party of Chile  | FRPCCh
Colombia | Communist Party of Colombia (Red Fraction)  | PCC(FR)
Proletarian Power – M-L-M Party Organization Colombia  | PP-OP-MLM
Ecuador | Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun | PCE-SR
Finland | Maoist Committee in Finland  | MKS
France | Maoist Communist Party  | PCm
Germany | Committee Red Flag  | KRF
Mexico | Committee for the Reconstitution of the Communist Party of Mexico  | CR-PCM
Norway | Serve the People – Communist League of Norway | TF-KB
Peru | Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path[b] | PCP
Spain | Maoist Communist Party | PCM
Sweden | Communist League of Sweden  | SKF
Turkey | Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist | TKP/ML

## History

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Maoist global organizations have previously existed, such as the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) and the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO), both somewhat declining by the 2010s.[3] During this same decade, numerous Gonzalo-adjacent organizations began springing up in Europe and Latin America.

In January 2022, communications were published on a Dutch Maoist blog, Communist International, expressing interest between multiple parties for a "Unified Maoist International Conference (UMIC)." In December 2022, it was declared that the conference resulted in the creation of a new International Communist League.[2]

## Reception

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Analysis of the ICL by some of the older Maoist movement has held sharp criticism. Statements from the Communist Party of India (Maoist)[4] and the Communist Party of the Philippines[5] express disagreements in ideological positioning, such as universal people's war, emphasis on Chairman Gonzalo, and an alleged premature desire for a new international organization.

Numerous other smaller Marxist-Leninist-Maoist formations have also levied criticism towards the ICL.

* Communist Workers’ Union, a Swedish formation[6]
* Construction Committee of the Maoist Communist Party of Galicia[7]
* Revolutionary Communists, a Norwegian organization[8]
* Communist Workers’ Union (MLM), a Colombian organization[9]
* Maoist Communist Union, an American organization[10]
* Organization of Communist Revolutionaries, an American organization[11]

In January 2024, several Maoist organizations in the US endorsed support for the ICL during an event hosted by Rising Tide Columbus, an Ohio-based political youth group.[12][13]

The British 'Red-Flag News' Maoist grouping has expressed support for the ICL, even republishing its statements.[14]

All ICL statements are translated into Russian by a small underground organization 'Maoist Collective of Russia'. The organization's attitude to ICL is not reported anywhere, but several MCR articles were posted on the International's website.

## See also

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* Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
* Sino-Soviet split
* Revolutionary Communist Party, USA

## References

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1. ^ "International Communist League (ICL)". www.bannedthought.net. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
2. ^ a b "Historical News of the successful Holding of the Unified Maoist International Conference: the International Communist League was founded! – Communist International". Retrieved 2023-09-08.
3. ^ "Le mouvement maoïste au Népal, 1949-2008".
4. ^ "The Stand of CPI(Maoist) on the Formation of the International Communist League (ICL)" (PDF).
5. ^ "PRWC » On the announced formation by the International Communist League". PRWC | Philippine Revolution Web Central. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
6. ^ Redaktionen (2023-02-20). "Det är helt fel idag att försöka skapa en Kommunistisk International, som tillämpar demokratisk centralism". arbetarforeningen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
7. ^ Rojo, Dazibao (2023-01-19). "DAZIBAO ROJO: GALIZA: Communiqué on the UMIC and the ICL ( CCCPMG)". DAZIBAO ROJO. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
8. ^ "Merknader til stiftelseserklæringen til den Internasjonale kommunistiske foreningen (IKF) -" (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
9. ^ Maoistroad (2023-01-01). "maoistroad: for debate - Why did the Communist Workers' Union (MLM) not participate in the Maoist International Conference organized by the CCIMU?". maoistroad. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
10. ^ "A Critical Evaluation of Gonzaloism". Maoist Communist Union (U.S.A.). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
11. ^ "Chat MLM: The new way to write Maoist memes and statments". Going Against The Tide. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
12. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
13. ^ "USA: Actions for Chairman Mao 130-Years – The Red Herald". 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
14. ^ "ICL: 18TH OF MARCH – DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH POLITICAL PRISONERS – HONORING THE COMMUNIST AND REVOLUTIONARY PRISONERS". Red-Flag-News. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-04-21.

### Notes

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1. ^ Formerly known as the Communist Party of Brazil (Red Fraction).
2. ^ Exact splinter group is unknown.

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