Bob Avakian

Bob Avakian
Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Assumed office
1975
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
Robert Bruce Avakian

(1943-03-07) March 7, 1943 (age 81)
Washington D.C.
Political partyRevolutionary Communist Party, USA (1975–present)
Other political
affiliations
Peace and Freedom Party (1960s)

Robert Bruce Avakian (born March 7, 1943)[1][2] is an American political activist who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP). Coming out of the New Left[3] of the 1960s and influenced strongly by Maoism, Avakian developed the RCP's theoretical framework, "the New Synthesis" or "New Communism".[4] He has written several books over four decades, including an autobiography.

  1. ^ Avakian, Bob (2005). From Ike to Mao and Beyond: My Journey from Mainstream America to Revolutionary Communist. Insight Press. ISBN 9780976023623.
  2. ^ "Bob Avakian (BA) — Official Biography".
  3. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (January 27, 2008). "Free Bob Avakian!". Boston Globe.
  4. ^ "A more in-depth introduction to BA's new synthesis of communism". revcom.us. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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