Communist Party USA (Marxist-Leninist)
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The Communist Party USA was a small Maoist political party
in the United States
. It was founded in 1965 by members of the Communist Party USA
around Michael Laski
who took the side of China
in the Sino-Soviet split
. The party never grew and was disbanded amid a gunfight after Laski lost most of the group's funds while gambling at Las Vegas
.
The group should not be confused with the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in 1965 by members of the Communist Party USA
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement....
around Michael Laski
Michael Laski
Michael Laski was the founder of the Communist Party USA , a splinter group of the Communist Party USA. Laski had taken the side of China during the famous Sino-Soviet split of the early 1960s, calling for a return to ruralism and direct agitation of capitalist countries and organizations...
who took the side of China
China
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in the Sino-Soviet split
Sino-Soviet split
In political science, the term Sino–Soviet split denotes the worsening of political and ideologic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics during the Cold War...
. The party never grew and was disbanded amid a gunfight after Laski lost most of the group's funds while gambling at Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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The group should not be confused with the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (USA)
The Communist Party was a Maoist political party in the United States.- History :The Communist Party 's predecessor organization, the October League , was founded in 1971 by several local groups, many of which had grown out of the radical student organization Students for a Democratic Society when...
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