The Communist Party of New Zealand was a Communist political party operating in New Zealand. It never achieved significant success. It no longer exists as an independent group, although the Socialist Workers Organization is organisationally continuous with the CPNZ. Communism refers to a conjectured future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production, and can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Socialist Workers Organization is a Trotskyist organisation based in New Zealand. ...

The Communist Party of New Zealand was established in March 1921, and consisted of former members of the New Zealand Marxian Association (established in 1918). The members who established the Communist Party were supporters of the Russian Bolsheviks, and remained hostile to those who did not echo this support. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Leaders of the Bolshevik Party and the Communist International, a painting by Malcolm McAllister on the Pathfinder Mural in New York City and on the cover of the book Lenin’s Final Fight published by Pathfinder. ...

The new Communist Party attempted to establish itself as a force in the industrial sector, and gained some modest successes. In light of its failure to accomplish anything substantive, however, the party gradually declined in strength. In the late 1940s, however, it gained a measure of influence through the Auckland region's Trade Council. Throughout this period, the party remained resolutely Stalinist in policy. Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Stalinism is a term used to describe a form of authoritarian communist state, much like the political regime of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ...

In the 1960s, the party experienced internal problems due to the Sino-Soviet split. The party was divided between supporters of the Soviet Union under Khrushchev and those who claimed Khrushchev was a "revisionist" and chose instead to follow China under Mao Zedong. Eventually, uniquely among the official communist parties of First World nations, the party chose to adopt Maoism. The supporters of Khrushchev's Soviet Union departed to form the Socialist Unity Party. All people of the world unite, to overthrow American imperialism, to overthrow Soviet revisionism, to overthrow the reactionaries of all nations! (Chinese propaganda poster, 1969) — bold text corresponds to blackened characters The Sino-Soviet split was a major diplomatic conflict between the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of... Nikita Khrushchev in 1962 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Хрущёв) (nih-KEE-tah khroo-SHCHYOFF) (April 17, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... (help· info) (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976; Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles) was the chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death. ... The Socialist Unity Party was one of the better-known communist parties in New Zealand. ...

Later, when Mao died and Deng Xiaoping began to reform the Chinese system, the Communist Party of New Zealand began to follow the lead of Enver Hoxha's Albania, which they considered to be the last truly Communist country in the world. Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (help· info) (Simplified Chinese: 邓小平; Traditional Chinese: 鄧小平; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; August 22, 1904–February 19, 1997) was a leader in the Communist Party of China (CPC) who served as the de facto ruler of the Peoples Republic of China from the... Enver Hoxha, (IPA , October 16, 1908–April 11, 1985) was the paramount leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour. ...

After the final collapse of Communism in Albania, the Communist Party of New Zealand gradually changed its views, renouncing its former support of Stalinism, Maoism, and Hoxhaism. Instead, it adopted Trotskyism. Opponents of this change departed, and established the Communist Party of Aotearoa (a Maoist group). The Communist Party of New Zealand eventually merged with the International Socialist Organization in 1994. The resultant party, known as the Socialist Workers Organization, still exists today, but a departure of most former International Socialist Organization members has weakened it. Stalinism is a term used to describe a form of authoritarian communist state, much like the political regime of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ... Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛泽东思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), is a variant of Marxism-Leninism derived from the teachings of Mao Zedong (1893–1976). ... Enver Hoxha, (IPA , October 16, 1908–April 11, 1985) was the paramount leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Communist Party of Aotearoa is a Maoist political party which formed in 1993 as a split from the Communist Party of New Zealand, which had formerly been Maoist, but was then drifting towards Trotskyism. ... The International Socialist Organisation is a Trotskyist organisation in New Zealand. ... The Socialist Workers Organization is a Trotskyist organisation based in New Zealand. ...

 

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