The Communist Party of Thailand was a political party in Thailand. Initially, CPT was known as Communist Party of Siam. The party was founded in 1942, but communists had been working in the country since 1927. Communists had to work in clandestine ways. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... This article is about the year. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1952, the party was prohibited, after a few years of legality. In the late 1950s the party started organizing armed movement in northern and north-eastern parts of the country. Another front was opened in southern Thailand, at the border with Malaysia. 1952 (MCMLII) was a [[leap year starting on Tueday] (link will take you to calendar). ...

The membership of CPT was largely ethnically Chinese, but the party also gained support from several other ethnic minorities. Famous Chinese or Chinese-speaking/writing people. ...

The armed wing of CPT was People's Liberation Army of Thailand (PLAT).

In 1962, a CPT radio station, Voice of the People of Thailand, started broadcasting. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the Sino-Soviet split (beginning in the late 1950s), CPT clearly supported the Communist Party of China. 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... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (CPC) or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified: 中国共产党; Traditional: 中國共産黨; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

In 1964, CPT launched a broad leftist front. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

The brutality of the massacre at Thammasat University, in October 1976, made it possible for CPT to gather a large support amongst students. In the end of the 1970s, CPT was a major force, and within the CIA there were sections who feared that CPT might seize power in the country. By 1979, PLAT had around 11,000-12,000 fighters. มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ , Thailands prestigious university. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

But CPT faced crisis when post-Mao China established relations with the Thai government, and decided to withdraw its support to CPT. Another deep crisis for the party was in 1979, when Cambodia was invaded by Vietnam. Thus CPT lost another ally and safe-heaven, not to mention the grave implications for the general morale. Mao could refer to: Mao Zedong, (Mao Tse-Tung in Wade-Giles) leader of the Communist Party of China from 1935 to 1976. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

The final and most definitive chapter in the CPT's demise came with PM Prem Tinsulanonda's 1982 declaration of amnesty for all CPT members, including the PLAT. Thousands of PLAT - many of them Thai students - surrendered their arms and returned home. By the mid-1980s, with the PLAT's rank and file depleted, the remaining hard-core PLAT headquartered in Phitanulok Province were militarily defeated.

Reports of CPT activity disappear in the beginning of the 1990s. However, the exact fate of the party is not known.[[th:��รร����อมมิว��ิสต����ห������ระเทศ��ทย]]