Communist Party of India (Maoist)

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The Communist Party of India (Maoist) is an underground far-left extremist organization leading the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in India, seeking to overthrow the state through armed struggle and establish a Maoist-style communist regime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Maoist organization
far-left extremist organization
insurgent group
underground political organization
armedWing People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army
country India
dateFounded 21 September 2004
designatedAs terrorist organization by the Government of India
terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
financingMethods extortion
levies on contractors
levies on local businesses
formedByMergerOf Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People’s War
Communist Party of India (Maoist) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maoist Communist Centre of India
foundedIn India
generalSecretary Nambala Keshava Rao
goal establish a Maoist-style communist regime in India
overthrow the Indian state through armed struggle
ideology Maoism
Marxism–Leninism
method armed struggle
guerrilla warfare
rural insurgency
operatesIn Dandakaranya forest
surface form: Dandakaranya region

Red Corridor
central India
eastern India
opposes Indian parliamentary democracy
capitalism in India
feudal land relations
organizationalStructure clandestine
partOf Maoist insurgency in India
surface form: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
politicalPosition far-left
predecessor Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People’s War
Communist Party of India (Maoist) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Maoist Communist Centre of India
previousLeader Koteswara Rao
Nambala Keshava Rao
surface form: Muppala Lakshmana Rao
primaryOpposition Central Reserve Police Force
Government of India
state police forces in affected states
recruitsFrom Adivasi communities
landless peasants
rural poor
roleInConflict leading organization in the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
supports agrarian revolution
establishment of a new democratic state
protracted people’s war
usesTactics ambushes
attacks on security forces
improvised explosive devices

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Maoist insurgency in India mainBelligerent Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism usedBy Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Operation Green Hunt conflictWith Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Red Corridor conflict mainBelligerent Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Red Corridor associatedWith Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Communist Party of India (Maoist) predecessor Communist Party of India (Maoist) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Maoist Communist Centre of India
Communist Party of India (Maoist) formedByMergerOf Communist Party of India (Maoist) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Maoist Communist Centre of India
Naxalite groups mainOrganization Communist Party of India (Maoist)
Dantewada attacks perpetrator Communist Party of India (Maoist)