The Revolutionary Internationalist Movement is an international Communist organization which upholds Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. Marxism is the social theory and political practice based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism (the forerunner of Communism) and is a branch in its own right (it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Maoism or Mao Tse-tung 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). ...

Founded in 1984, the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement seeks to unite the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist parties of the world into a single political tendency. While some MLM parties, such as the Communist Party of the Philippines, are not participating organizations, the RIM often supports them politically. The RIM believes that the Maoist strategy known as People's war is the most effective strategy for Marxist revolution in the developing world and actively supports parties waging people's war. The New Peoples Army, or NPA, is a communist-based revolutionary group in the Philippines, formed in December 1969. ... Peoples war (also called protracted peoples war) is a military strategy invented by Mao Zedong. ...

The original signatories of the RIM's founding document include:

• Central Reorganisation Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
• Ceylon Communist Party
• Communist Collective of Agit/Prop [Italy]
• Communist Committee of Trento [Italy]
• Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) [BSD (M-L)]
• Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist-Leninist), Mao Tsetung Regional Committee
• Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path)
• Communist Party of Turkey (Marxist-Leninist)
• Haitian Revolutionary Internationalist Group
• Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal)
• New Zealand Red Flag Group
• Revolutionary Internationalist Contingent [Britain]
• Proletarian Communist Organisation, Marxist-Leninist [Italy]
• Proletarian Party of Purba Bangla (Bangladesh)
• Revolutionary Communist Group of Colombia
• Leading Committee, Revolutionary Communist Party, India
• Revolutionary Communist Party (Chile)
• Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
• Revolutionary Communist Union [Dominican Republic]
• Union of Iranian Communists (Sarbedaran)

Many of these organizations are defunct or have changed their names over the years as their strength has grown. The Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) left over differences of political line, and the Union of Iranian Communists is now known as the Communist Party of Iran (Maoist), for example. New political parties have also entered the RIM's fold in the following years, including the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Central Reorganization Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), a communist group in India 1979-1991. ... Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) is a political party in Sri Lanka. ... Shining Path (Spanish Sendero Luminoso): Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path logo is a Maoist guerrilla insurgent organization in Peru; followers are generally called Senderistas. ... Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal), a communist party in Nepal. ... Revolutionary Communist Party (in Spanish: Partido Comunista Revolucionario), a pro-China communist party in Chile founded in 1966. ... RCP symbol The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP, USA), known originally as the Revolutionary Union, is a revolutionary Maoist organization that was formed in 1975. ... The Communist Party of India (Maoist) was founded on September 21, 2004, through the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Peoples War and the Maoist Communist Centre of India. ...

It includes the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path), as well as the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or CPN(M) is a Maoist political party and military organization founded in 1994 and led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal (referred to as Chairman Prachanda). It was formed following a split in the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) and it used the name... Shining Path (Spanish Sendero Luminoso): Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path logo is a Maoist guerrilla insurgent organization in Peru; followers are generally called Senderistas. ... RCP symbol The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP, USA), known originally as the Revolutionary Union, is a revolutionary Maoist organization that was formed in 1975. ...

Of the RIM's participating member organizations, the Maoist Communist Party (Turkey), the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path), and the Communist Party of India (Maoist) are currently engaged in People's War. A World to Win, the RIM's theoretical journal, has expressed support for the People's War led by the Communist Party of the Philippines in the past. Shining Path (Spanish Sendero Luminoso): Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path logo is a Maoist guerrilla insurgent organization in Peru; followers are generally called Senderistas. ... The Communist Party of India (Maoist) was founded on September 21, 2004, through the merger of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Peoples War and the Maoist Communist Centre of India. ...

External link

• A World to Win
• Communist Party of Turkey - Maoist Party Center