Communist insurgency in the Philippines

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The Communist insurgency in the Philippines is a long-running armed rebellion led primarily by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army, aiming to overthrow the government and establish a communist state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil conflict
communist insurgency
country Philippines
goal establishment of a communist state in the Philippines
overthrow of the Philippine government
hasLeaderSide Benito Tiamzon
Jose Maria Sison
Wilma Tiamzon
hasPart rural guerrilla warfare
urban underground movement
hasPoliticalWing National Democratic Front of the Philippines
ideology Maoism
Marxism–Leninism
communism
influencedBy Chinese Cultural Revolution
linked to: Cultural Revolution

Mao Zedong Thought
linked to: Maoism

Marxist–Leninist theory
linked to: Marxism–Leninism
location Luzon
Mindanao
Visayas
mainBelligerent Communist Party of the Philippines
National Democratic Front of the Philippines
New People's Army
opponent Government of the Philippines
opposedBy Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
peaceProcess on-and-off negotiations since the 1980s
peakStrength tens of thousands of fighters in the 1980s
recognizedAs longest-running communist insurgency in Asia
relatedTo Cold War
Maoist insurgencies
resultedIn human rights abuses
internal displacement of civilians
military operations by the Armed Forces of the Philippines
significantEvent People Power Revolution of 1986
declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972
designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the European Union
designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the Philippine government
designation of the CPP–NPA as a terrorist organization by the United States
founding of the New People's Army in 1969
peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front
startTime 1969
status ongoing with varying intensity
usesTactic ambushes
guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run attacks
political organizing

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Communist Party of the Philippines involvedIn Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Communist Party of the Philippines involvedIn Maoist insurgency in the Philippines
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Elpidio Quirino combated Hukbalahap insurgency
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Philippine Marine Corps engagement Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Communist insurgency in Thailand relatedTo Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Armando Liwanag movement Philippine communist movement
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Jose Maria Sison movement Maoist insurgency in the Philippines
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
New People's Army conflict Communist insurgency in the Philippines
New People's Army conflict Philippine Civil War
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Communist Party of the Philippines conflict Maoist insurgency in the Philippines
subject linked to: CPP
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Benito Tiamzon conflict Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Benito Tiamzon cause Philippine national democratic revolution
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Wilma Tiamzon movement Philippine communist insurgency
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines
Wilma Tiamzon partOf Philippine leftist movement
linked to: Communist insurgency in the Philippines