The International Communist League (ICL) is a multinational
communist
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organization encompassing more than a dozen political parties and groups that espouse
Marxist–Leninist–Maoist ideology, with particular affinity for the Gonzalo Thought of
Shining Path
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leader
Abimael Guzmán.
Membership
The foundational document of the ICL is currently ratified and endorsed by 3 communist parties and 12 pre-party formations.
History
Maoist global organizations have previously existed, such as the
Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
The Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) was an international communist organization founded in France in March 1984 by 17 various Maoist organisations around the world. It sought to "struggle for the formation of a Communist Internationa ...
(RIM) and the
International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO), both somewhat declining by the 2010s. 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.
Reception
Analysis of the ICL by some of the older Maoist movement has held sharp criticism. Statements from the
Communist Party of India (Maoist)
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and the
Communist Party of the Philippines
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express disagreements in ideological positioning, such as universal
people's war
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, emphasis on Gonzalo Thought, and an alleged premature desire for a new international organization.
See also
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Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
The Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) was an international communist organization founded in France in March 1984 by 17 various Maoist organisations around the world. It sought to "struggle for the formation of a Communist Internationa ...
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Sino-Soviet split
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Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
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