Communist Party of Thailand
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The Communist Party of Thailand was a Maoist-inspired underground political organization that led a decades-long armed insurgency against the Thai state during the Cold War.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maoist organization
ⓘ
communist party ⓘ insurgent organization ⓘ |
| alignedWith | pro-Chinese communist line ⓘ |
| antiImperialism | true ⓘ |
| armedWing | People's Liberation Army of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Communist insurgency in Thailand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai communist rebellion ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of a communist republic in Thailand
ⓘ
overthrow of the Thai state ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Chinese Communist Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mao Zedong Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | illegal during insurgency ⓘ |
| membershipType | clandestine ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Government of Thailand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Royal Thai Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Thai Police NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Thai nationalism as promoted by the state
ⓘ
liberal democracy in Western style ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | democratic centralism ⓘ |
| partOf | global communist movement ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
early 1980s ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations |
northeastern Thailand
ⓘ
northern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | terrorist organization by Thai authorities during insurgency ⓘ |
| recruitmentBase |
intellectuals
ⓘ
rural peasants ⓘ students ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| strategy | people's war ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergroundOrganization | true ⓘ |
| usedPropaganda |
clandestine radio broadcasts
ⓘ
underground publications ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
rural insurgency ⓘ |
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