Burmese Communist Party

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Communist_International
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:National_Democratic_Front
with ethnic minority groups
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Burmese_Civil_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:current_status inactive
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1989
gptkbp:event_challenges government repression
internal divisions
political isolation.
gptkbp:faction various ideological splits
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Burma_Socialist_Programme_Party
gptkbp:focus workers' rights
gptkbp:founded 1939
gptkbp:funding limited resources
gptkbp:governing_body held every few years
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Yangon
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II era
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on leftist movements in Myanmar
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_communist_party_in_Myanmar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burmese Communist Party
gptkbp:insignia star and crescent
gptkbp:international_relations gptkb:Soviet_Union
supportive during the 1960s
gptkbp:is_divided_into 1970s
gptkbp:local_newspaper The Red Flag
theoretical works
gptkbp:main_event 1962 coup d'état
gptkbp:membership thousands
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army_of_Burma
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Thakin_Soe
gptkbp:party red and black
community organizing
labor strikes
establish a socialist state
anniversaries and commemorations
social justice and equality
gptkbp:party_membership_criteria commitment to Marxism-Leninism
gptkbp:party_outreach_efforts gptkb:educational_programs
gptkbp:party_revival_attempts in the 2000s
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
anti-imperialism
anti-capitalism
gptkbp:political_impact limited
waned after 1989
gptkbp:political_party complex and contentious
central committee
marked by conflict and repression
gptkbp:political_position left-wing
gptkbp:publication The Working Class
gptkbp:reign anti-colonial struggle
gptkbp:relationship_with_the_us antagonistic
gptkbp:slogan Workers of the world, unite!
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:National_League_for_Democracy
gptkbp:support gptkb:Japanese_occupation_forces
gptkbp:symbol hammer and sickle
gptkbp:youth_programs gptkb:Burmese_Communist_Youth_League
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Burmese_Communist_Youth_League
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Aung_San
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5