Communist Party of Thailand

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The Communist Party of Thailand (Abrv: CPT; Thai: พรรคคอมมิวนิสต์แห่งประเทศไทย, RTGS: Phak Khommiwnit Haeng Prathet Thai) was a Marxist-Leninist and Maoist party in Thailand active from 1942 until the early 1990s. Following the Fall of Phnom Penh, Saigon and Vientiane to Marxist–Leninist forces like the Khmer Rouge (Cambodian Reds), Viet Cong and Pathet Lao. Thailand found itself entirely bordered by the three communist nations, drastically escalating the geopolitical stakes in Southeast Asia. The CPT was officially founded on 1 December 1942, although communist activism in Thailand began as early as 1927. In the 1960s, the party expanded its membership and influence. By the early 1970s, it had become one of the largest communist movements in mainland Southeast Asia, fueled by the rise of Marxist-Leninist takeovers through Indochina in 1975 such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. The CPT launched a guerrilla insurgency against the Thai government in 1965. At its peak, the party operated semi...

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