Communist Party (Burma)
Communist Party (Burma) ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ (ဗမာပြည်) | |
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| Chairman | Thakin Soe |
| Founded | February 1946 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Burma |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Party flag | |
The Communist Party (Burma) (Burmese: ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ (ဗမာပြည်)), sometimes referred to as the Red Flag Communist Party (Burmese: အလံနီကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ; RFCP), was a communist party in Burma. The party was formed after a more radical faction broke away from the Communist Party of Burma in 1946. In the same year, it began a protracted armed insurgency; first against British rule, then against the Burmese government. The party was led by Thakin Soe, a firebrand communist leader. In the 1970s, the party lost influence and was militarily defeated by 1978.