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'''Robert "Bob" Bruce Avakian''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Political activism|political activist]] who developed the American [[Maoism|Maoist]] movement of [[New Communism]]. He originated in the [[New Left]], however he rejected it as an [[astroturfed movement]] and instead joined the [[Black Panther Party]] (BPP) in 1969. He founded the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) in 1975, serving as the party's Chairman to this day. Nowadays, he is | | honorific_prefix = | ||
| name = Bob Avakian | |||
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| image = Ba-speaking-tour-1979-300x194.jpg | |||
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| caption = Bob Avakian as the Chairman of the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] in 1979. | |||
| nationality = American | |||
| known = Forging a political framework that synthesizes the Counterculture Left and Maoism | |||
| occupation = Political activist, political theorist | |||
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| ideology = New Communism | |||
| political_party = Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) | |||
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| birth_name = Robert Bruce Avakian | |||
| birth_date = March 7, 1943 (age 80) | |||
| birth_place = Washington D.C., United States | |||
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'''Robert "Bob" Bruce Avakian''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] [[Political activism|political activist]] who developed the American [[Maoism|Maoist]] movement of [[New Communism]]. He originated in the [[New Left]], however he rejected it as an [[astroturfed movement]] and instead joined the [[Black Panther Party]] (BPP) in 1969. He founded the [[Revolutionary Communist Party]] (RCP) in 1975, serving as the party's Chairman to this day. Nowadays, he is criticized and accused of being a paid actor because he turned against [[anti-imperialism]] by supporting [[Ukraine]] against [[Russia]] and centralized the RCP into a [[cult of personality]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baQTbl-OfqI Bob Avakian's Confusion on Russia & War]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjSCwIFzN0 What was Bob Avakian's Strength? What can we learn from him?]</ref><ref>[https://the162s6.substack.com/p/rand-paul-thought-the-new-tendency Rand Paul Thought: The New Tendency of America's Maoism]</ref> | |||
== Politics == | == Politics == | ||