International Communist League
Abbreviation	ICL
Founded	December 25, 2022 (2022-12-25)
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Gonzalo Thought Anti-revisionism Revolutionary socialism
Political position	Far-left
Website
https://ci-ic.org/

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The International Communist League (ICL) is a multinational communist organization encompassing more than a dozen political parties and groups that espouse Marxist–Leninist–Maoist ideology, with particular affinity for the Gonzalo Thought of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán.^[1]

Membership

The foundational document of the ICL is currently ratified and endorsed by 3 communist parties and 12 pre-party formations.^[2]

Country	Organization	Abbr.
Austria	Committees for the Foundation of the (Maoist) Communist Party of Austria	KG(m)KPÖ
Brazil	Communist Party of Brazil	P.C.B
Chile	Red Fraction of the Communist Party of Chile	FRPCCh
Colombia	Communist Party of Colombia (Red Fraction) Proletarian Power – M-L-M Party Organization Colombia	PCC(FR) PP-OP-MLM
Ecuador	Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun	PCE-SR
Finland	Maoist Committee in Finland	MKS
France	Maoist Communist Party of France	PCM (F)
Germany	Committee Red Flag	KRF
Mexico	Committee for the Reconstitution of the Communist Party of Mexico	CR-PCM
Norway	Serve the People – Communist League of Norway	TF-KB
Peru	Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path[lower-alpha 1]	PCP
Spain	Maoist Communist Party of Spain	PCM (E)
Sweden	Communist League of Sweden	SKF
Turkey	Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist-Leninist	TKP/ML

History

Maoist global organizations have previously existed, such as the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (RIM) and the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO), both somewhat declining by the 2010s.^[3] During this same decade, numerous Gonzalo-adjacent organizations began springing up in Europe and Latin America.

In January 2022, communications were published on a Dutch Maoist blog, Communist International, expressing interest between multiple parties for a "Unified Maoist International Conference (UMIC)." In December 2022, it was declared that the conference resulted in the creation of a new International Communist League.^[2]

Reception

Analysis of the ICL by some of the older Maoist movement has held sharp criticism. Statements from the Communist Party of India (Maoist)^[4] and the Communist Party of the Philippines^[5] express disagreements in ideological positioning, such as universal people's war, emphasis on Gonzalo Thought, and an alleged premature desire for a new international organization.

See also

• Revolutionary Internationalist Movement
• Sino-Soviet split
• Revolutionary Communist Party, USA

References