The International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) is an

international organization An international organization or international organisation (see spelling differences), also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is a stable set of norms and rules meant to govern the behavior of states a ...

that seeks to coordinate

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and democratic movements around the world.

Communist Party of the Philippines The Communist Party of the Philippines ( fil, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas) is a far-left, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionary organization and communist party in the Philippines, formed by Jose Maria Sison on 26 December 1968. It is des ...

founding chairman José María Sison organized the ILPS in 2001.

History

The International League of Peoples' Struggle was established in May 2001 at

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in th ...

in the Netherlands, on the occasion of its First International Assembly, which drew participation from the representatives of

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s from 40 countries: The International League of Peoples' Struggle had six International Assemblies since its establishment. The last one was held on 23–26 June 2019 in

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