Initiative Committee for Permanent Revolutionary Action (in
French
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: ''Comité d'Initiative pour une Action Révolutionnaire Permanente'') was a radical
Marxist-Leninist group in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. CIARP was founded by the Blondin Diop brothers following a split in the
Movement of Young Marxist-Leninists
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CIARP was dismantled by Senegalese police in July 1971.
Omar Blondin Diop
Omar Blondin Diop (1946-1973) was a West-African Anti-imperialism, anti-imperialist philosopher, artist, and revolutionary from Senegal and Mali. A figure of the May 68 uprising in France and Political repression, underground opposition to Léopo ...
was sentenced to three years imprisonment. He died in 1973 during torture at the prison of
Gorée Island
(; "Gorée Island"; Wolof language, Wolof: Beer Dun) is one of the 19 (i.e. districts) of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an island located at sea from the main harbour of Dakar (), famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlant ...
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References
*Zuccarelli, François. ''La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988)''. Paris: CHEAM, 1988.
Communist parties in Senegal
Defunct communist parties
Defunct political parties in Senegal
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