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{{Communist Parties}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Iraqi Communist Party|native_name=الحزب الشيوعي العراقي|logo=ICP logo.png|founded=31 March 1934|leader=[[Raid Fahmi]]}}{{Communist Parties}} | ||
The '''Iraqi Communist Party''' ('''ICP''') is a [[communist party]] in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]]. In the early 1960s, it was one of the largest non-ruling communist parties in the world.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Bali|page=158–160|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
The ICP supported [[Abd al-Karim Qasim|Qasim]]'s 1958 revolution against the monarchy. All political parties in Iraq adopted the ICP's social program. The party had 25,000 cadres and a million members of its mass organizations. In 1959, First Secretary [[Husain ar-Radi]] argued for a [[proletarian revolution]] but was outvoted in the Politburo. The ICP defended Qasim's nationalist government against a [[Ba'athism|Ba'athist]] coup attempt in October 1959. | |||
After [[Saddam Hussein]] came to power in 1958 and made an alliance with the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]], the party split. The pro-Soviet faction of the ICP supported Saddam, but the anti-Baath [[Iraqi Communist Party – Central Leadership|Central Leadership]] led by [[Aziz al-Hajj]] did not and was attacked by the Ba'athist militia. In 1978, Saddam arrested the pro-Ba'ath faction of the party. The party's remaining cadre fled to the [[Kurds|Kurdish]] regions.<ref name=":12222" /> | |||
== References == | |||
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The Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) is a communist party in Iraq. In the early 1960s, it was one of the largest non-ruling communist parties in the world.[1]
History
The ICP supported Qasim's 1958 revolution against the monarchy. All political parties in Iraq adopted the ICP's social program. The party had 25,000 cadres and a million members of its mass organizations. In 1959, First Secretary Husain ar-Radi argued for a proletarian revolution but was outvoted in the Politburo. The ICP defended Qasim's nationalist government against a Ba'athist coup attempt in October 1959.
After Saddam Hussein came to power in 1958 and made an alliance with the Soviet Union, the party split. The pro-Soviet faction of the ICP supported Saddam, but the anti-Baath Central Leadership led by Aziz al-Hajj did not and was attacked by the Ba'athist militia. In 1978, Saddam arrested the pro-Ba'ath faction of the party. The party's remaining cadre fled to the Kurdish regions.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Bali' (pp. 158–160). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]