Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist League

British political party (1968–1980)

The Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist League was a small Maoist political party in Britain.

The group was founded in 1968 by a group of students around Abhimanyu Manchanda (partner of Claudia Jones[1]), who had been expelled from the CPGB in 1965 after Manchanda accused the Soviet Union of collaboration with U.S. imperialism in suppressing national liberation movements, including in Vietnam, and of being complicit in the murder of Patrice Lumumba.[2]

According to Diane Langford:

> Membership of the inner core, the Revolutionary Marxist Leninist League, was not open and could only be acquired by working for some time in one of the ‘front’ groups such as Friends of China or the Britain Vietnam Solidarity Front. A period of candidate membership followed, and attainment of full acceptance felt like an achievement. According to Manu, he and Claudia had been aghast at how easy it was to join the Communist Party of Great Britain. Claudia used to make fun of the CPGB,. ‘All you have to do is fill in a form on the back of the Daily Worker (now Morning Star) and you could become a member.’[3]

The RMML participated in the Joint Committee of Communists, but suffered two splits the following year: of the Communist Workers League of Britain (Marxist–Leninist), and of the Association of Communist Workers around Harpal Brar. In 1971, a further group left, to found the Marxist–Leninist Workers Association,[4] which later merged via the Communist Unity Association into the Revolutionary Communist League of Britain.[citation needed]

In 1977, the group was renamed the Revolutionary Marxist–Leninist Communist League, and it attempted to apply the Three Worlds Theory by working to build anti-Soviet movements in Britain. This did not prove successful, and the group dissolved in 1980.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Biographical notes". Abhimanyu Manchanda Remembered. 4 September 1919. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. ^ ""Partners in Aggression"". abhimanyumanchandaremembered. 26 March 1965. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. ^ "The Manchanda Connection". abhimanyumanchandaremembered. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
4. ^ "Special Branch report authored by HN45 concerning the dissolution of the Revolutionary Marxist Leninist League and creation of the Marxist Leninist Workers Association (MLWA)". Undercover Policing Inquiry. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

## Further reading

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* Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations
* Diane Langford The Manchanda Connection, Marxist Internet Archive
* Marx Memorial Library Abhimanyu (Manu) Manchanda Collection
* "Diane Langford Archives". Undercover Policing Inquiry. 19 August 1971. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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* Communist Party of Britain
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* Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)
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* 32 County Sovereignty Movement
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* Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

Defunct|

| Marxist–Leninist|

* Association of Communist Workers
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* Leiston Communist Party
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* Workers Party of Scotland
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* The Club
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* Anarchist Federation of Britain
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Left Communist|

* Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation
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* Communist Unity Group
* Revolutionary Socialist Party
* Scottish Workers' Republican Party
* Socialist Labour Party
* Socialist Propaganda League
* Workers' Socialist Federation

Miscellaneous|

* Big Flame
* Common Wealth Party
* International Socialist Group
* Red Star
* Scottish Republican Socialist Movement
* Socialist Union
* Society of Gentlemen Supporters of the Bill of Rights

Electoral alliances|

* Red Front
* Socialist Unity

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