Communist Party (Burma)

Communist Party (Burma)
ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ (ဗမာပြည်)
ChairmanThakin Soe
FoundedFebruary 1946 (1946-02)
Split fromCommunist Party of Burma
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
Party flag

The Communist Party (Burma) (Burmese: ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ (ဗမာပြည်)), sometimes referred to as the Red Flag Communist Party (Burmese: အလံနီကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ; RFCP), was a communist party in Burma. The party was formed after a more radical faction broke away from the Communist Party of Burma in 1946. In the same year, it began a protracted armed insurgency; first against British rule, then against the Burmese government. The party was led by Thakin Soe, a firebrand communist leader. In the 1970s, the party lost influence and was militarily defeated by 1978.


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