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Bob Avakian | |
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 Avakian in 1980 | |
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA | |
| Assumed office 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Bruce Avakian March 7, 1943 Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (1975–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Peace and Freedom Party (1960s) |
Robert Bruce Avakian (born March 7, 1943)[1][2] is an American political activist who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP), a group often described as a cult surrounding Avakian.[3] Coming out of the New Left[4] of the 1960s, he is credited with the organization’s ideological framework, "the New Synthesis" or "New Communism".[5]
- ^ Avakian, Bob (2005). From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist. Insight Press. ISBN 9780976023623.
- ^ "Bob Avakian (BA) — Official Biography".
- ^ "ABORTION RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CALL NEW GROUP LEADING PROTESTS A FRONT FOR A FAR-LEFT CULT".
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (January 27, 2008). "Free Bob Avakian!". Boston Globe.
- ^ "A more in-depth introduction to BA's new synthesis of communism". revcom.us. Retrieved December 27, 2017.