Communist Party of India (Marxist) - Revision history

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	The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] [[revisionism]] and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] [[dogmatism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref> The CPI(M) said it could learn very little from the Russian and Chinese revolutions and believed an Indian revolution would be very different from previous communist revolutions.<ref name=":022">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2017\|title=Red Star over the Third World\|chapter=Polycentric Communism\|page=118\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=New Delhi\|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.		The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] [[revisionism]] and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] [[dogmatism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref> The CPI(M) said it could learn very little from the Russian and Chinese revolutions and believed an Indian revolution would be very different from previous communist revolutions.<ref name=":022">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2017\|title=Red Star over the Third World\|chapter=Polycentric Communism\|page=118\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=New Delhi\|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.

			== See also ==

			* [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
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49.204.134.147: I added more detail and a citation to the paragraph about how the first CPI government was destabilized and why president's rule was declared.

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I added more detail and a citation to the paragraph about how the first CPI government was destabilized and why president's rule was declared.

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	The undivided [[Communist Party of India]] was founded by a small group of Indian revolutionaries in exile in Tashkent in 1920, who were inspired by the ideas of the [[Russian revolution of 1917\|Russian Revolution]]. In its formative years, the party withstood the brunt of [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] repression with a number of conspiracy cases hurled against them in Peshawar (1922), Meerut (1923) and Kanpur (1929). A number of revolts against the [[British Raj (1858–1947)\|colonial government]] were either led or inspired by the communists - the Punappra Vayalar rebellion, the North Malabar rising, the Tebhaga movement, the Warli adivasi revolt and the historic Telangana struggle.<ref>https://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/Telangana.pdf</ref>		The undivided [[Communist Party of India]] was founded by a small group of Indian revolutionaries in exile in Tashkent in 1920, who were inspired by the ideas of the [[Russian revolution of 1917\|Russian Revolution]]. In its formative years, the party withstood the brunt of [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] repression with a number of conspiracy cases hurled against them in Peshawar (1922), Meerut (1923) and Kanpur (1929). A number of revolts against the [[British Raj (1858–1947)\|colonial government]] were either led or inspired by the communists - the Punappra Vayalar rebellion, the North Malabar rising, the Tebhaga movement, the Warli adivasi revolt and the historic Telangana struggle.<ref>https://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/Telangana.pdf</ref>

	The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the ~~Centre imposed~~ President's rule upon the state in 1959.		The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, and a fear that successful communist governance would inspire more such movements in India, the Indian National Congress cooperated with the CIA to destabilize the state, and used the excuse of a, "law and order crisis", to impose President's rule upon the state in 1959.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Dileep V Kumar\|newspaper=The South First\|title=Fall of the first Communist government: CIA, Congress and a ‘liberation struggle’\|date=25-3-15\|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/fall-of-the-first-communist-government-cia-congress-and-a-liberation-struggle/}}</ref>

	=== Split from CPI ===		=== Split from CPI ===

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	{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=~~Vacant~~\|newspaper=People's Democracy • Ganashakti • Deshabhimani • Loklaher • Desher Katha • Prajashakti • Marxist • Theekkathir\|student_wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members)\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_orientation=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/}}		{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=M A Baby\|newspaper=People's Democracy • Ganashakti • Deshabhimani • Loklaher • Desher Katha • Prajashakti • Marxist • Theekkathir\|student_wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members)\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_orientation=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/}}

	The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, [[Kerala]] and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>		The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, [[Kerala]] and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>

72.94.190.57: RIP Sitaram Yechury

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RIP Sitaram Yechury

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	The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, [[Kerala]] and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>		The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, [[Kerala]] and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>

Ledlecreeper27: Split

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Split

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	{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=Sitaram Yechury\|newspaper=People's Democracy,		{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=Sitaram Yechury\|newspaper=People's Democracy • Ganashakti • Deshabhimani • Loklaher • Desher Katha • Prajashakti • Marxist • Theekkathir\|student_wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members)\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_orientation=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/}}
	Ganashakti,
	Deshabhimani,
	Loklaher,
	Desher Katha,
	Prajashakti,
	Marxist,
	Theekkathir\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_orientation=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/~~\|Students' Wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members[2015])~~}}

	The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>		The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, [[Kerala]] and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	The undivided Communist Party of India was founded by a small group of Indian revolutionaries in exile in Tashkent in 1920, who were inspired by the ideas of the Russian Revolution. In its formative years, the party withstood the brunt of British repression with a number of conspiracy cases hurled against them in Peshawar (1922), Meerut (1923) and Kanpur (1929). A number of revolts against the colonial government were either led or inspired by the communists - the Punappra Vayalar rebellion, the North Malabar rising, the Tebhaga movement, the Warli adivasi revolt and the historic Telangana struggle.<ref>https://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/Telangana.pdf</ref>

	The ~~CPI came to power~~ in the ~~state government~~ of ~~Kerala for~~ the ~~first time in 1957~~. ~~Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government~~, the ~~Centre imposed President's rule upon~~ the ~~state~~ in ~~1959~~. ~~The CPI~~(M) led ~~Left Front won~~ the ~~electorate over West Bengal in 1974~~, ~~after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow~~.		=== Predecessors ===
			The undivided [[Communist Party of India]] was founded by a small group of Indian revolutionaries in exile in Tashkent in 1920, who were inspired by the ideas of the [[Russian revolution of 1917\|Russian Revolution]]. In its formative years, the party withstood the brunt of [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] repression with a number of conspiracy cases hurled against them in Peshawar (1922), Meerut (1923) and Kanpur (1929). A number of revolts against the [[British Raj (1858–1947)\|colonial government]] were either led or inspired by the communists - the Punappra Vayalar rebellion, the North Malabar rising, the Tebhaga movement, the Warli adivasi revolt and the historic Telangana struggle.<ref>https://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/archive/Telangana.pdf</ref>

	The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>		The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959.

			=== Split from CPI ===
			The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] [[revisionism]] and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] [[dogmatism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref> The CPI(M) said it could learn very little from the Russian and Chinese revolutions and believed an Indian revolution would be very different from previous communist revolutions.<ref name=":022">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2017\|title=Red Star over the Third World\|chapter=Polycentric Communism\|page=118\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecu7gb2ei65us6ip3r2ugcgkblneqcftbm456mb6bzvprkbqk55qm?filename=Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20Red%20Star%20Over%20the%20Third%20World-LeftWord%20Books%20%282018%29.pdf\|city=New Delhi\|publisher=LeftWord Books}}</ref> The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.

	{{Communist parties}}		{{Communist parties}}

NykonaSharrowkyn1918: Included against

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	The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.		The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.

	The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>		The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle against [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>

	{{Communist parties}}		{{Communist parties}}

Forte: Using updated parameters (from political_line to political_orientation)

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Using updated parameters (from political_line to political_orientation)

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	Prajashakti,		Prajashakti,
	Marxist,		Marxist,
	Theekkathir\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|~~political_line~~=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/\|Students' Wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members[2015])}}		Theekkathir\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_orientation=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/\|Students' Wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members[2015])}}

	The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>		The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>

Aspiring Marxist: Added Party papers

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Added Party papers

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	{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=Sitaram Yechury\|newspaper=People's Democracy\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_line=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/}}		{{Infobox political party\|name=Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|native_name=भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (मार्क्सवादी)\|logo=CPI(M) logo.png\|founded=7 November 1964\|abbreviation=CPI(M)\|general_secretary=Sitaram Yechury\|newspaper=People's Democracy,
			Ganashakti,
			Deshabhimani,
			Loklaher,
			Desher Katha,
			Prajashakti,
			Marxist,
			Theekkathir\|youth_wing=Democractic Youth Federation of India\|womens_wing=All-India Democratic Women's Association\|political_line=[[Scientific socialism]]\|website=https://cpim.org/\|Students' Wing=Students' Federation of India (4 million members[2015])}}

	The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>		The '''Communist Party of India (Marxist)''' ('''CPI(M)''') is the largest of the several communist parties in India with over a million members in 2018 along with many more in its front organizations, having held power at state governments in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura along with being a party of nationwide repute. In its constitution, it calls itself a revolutionary party guided by the principles of [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxism-Leninism]].<ref>https://cpim.org/party-constitution</ref>

Wisconcom at 21:27, 10 September 2022

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	The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.		The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.

	The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]]~~<nowiki/>~~revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>		The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>

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Wisconcom: Corrected formating.

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Corrected formating.

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	The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.		The CPI came to power in the state government of Kerala for the first time in 1957. Due to the social changes brought by the Left Front government, the Centre imposed President's rule upon the state in 1959. The CPI(M) led Left Front won the electorate over West Bengal in 1974, after which over three decades of Left Front rule were to follow.

	The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle ~~against~~		The Communist Party of India (Marxist) was formed in 1964 as a result of a prolonged struggle [[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]]<nowiki/>revisionism and [[Maoism\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>

	{{Communist parties}}		{{Communist parties}}

	~~[[Nikita Khrushchev\|Khruschevite]] revisionism and [[Mao Zedong\|Maoist]] dogmatism.<ref>https://cpim.org/party-programme</ref>~~

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />
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			[[Category:Socialism in India]]