List of communist states

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The following are lists of current and former communist states.

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Current communist states

The following countries are one-party states in which the institutions of the ruling communist party and the state have become intertwined. They are adherents of Marxism–Leninism. They are listed here together with the year of their founding and their respective ruling parties. [1]

Overview of current states espousing Marxism–Leninism
CountryLocal nameSinceRuling partyIdeology
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China [nb 1] Chinese :中华人民共和国
Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó		1 October 1949Flag of the Chinese Communist Party.svg Communist Party of China
Flag of Cuba.svg  Republic of Cuba Spanish : República de Cuba1 January 1959
24 February 1976 (communist constitution adopted)		Red flag.svg Communist Party of Cuba
Flag of Laos.svg  Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao : ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ
Lao romanisation: Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao		2 December 1975Flag of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.svg Lao People's Revolutionary Party Kaysone Phomvihane Thought
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam2 September 1945 (North Vietnam [nb 2] )
30 April 1975 (South Vietnam)
2 July 1976 (unified)		Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam.svg Communist Party of Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Thought

Disputed

Although founded as a Marxist–Leninist state, North Korea began moving away from orthodox Marxism–Leninism and replaced all references to Marxism–Leninism in the Constitution of North Korea with Juche in 1992. [2] In 2009, the constitution was quietly amended so that not only did it remove all Marxist–Leninist references present in the first draft, but it also dropped all reference to communism. [3] According to North Korea: A Country Study by Robert L. Worden, Marxism–Leninism was abandoned immediately after the start of de-Stalinisation in the Soviet Union and it has been totally replaced by Juche since at least 1974. [4] The government's official ideology is now the Juche part of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism policy of Kim Il Sung as opposed to orthodox Marxism–Leninism. The ruling Workers' Party of Korea reinstated its goal towards communism in 2021. [5] Some communists, especially the anti revisionists, call the DPRK a non marxist socialist state.

CountryLocal nameSinceRuling partyIdeology
Flag of North Korea.svg Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean : 조선민주주의인민공화국
MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk		9 September 1948Flag of the Workers' Party of Korea.svg Workers' Party of Korea Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism

Multi-party states with governing communist parties

There are multi-party states with communist parties leading the government. Such states are not considered to be communist states because the countries themselves allow for multiple parties and do not provide a constitutional role for their communist parties. Nepal was previously ruled by the Nepal Communist Party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) between 1994 and 1998 and then again between 2008 and 2018 while states formerly ruled by one or more communist parties include San Marino (1945–1957 and 1978-1990), Nicaragua (1984–1990), Moldova (2001–2009), Cyprus (2008–2013), and Guyana (1992–2015).

Venezuela is currently ruled by Nicolás Maduro, who has been President since 2013 (disputed since 2019). Maduro is the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which is considered far-left and Marxist. [6]

During the socialist Free Peru party's rule over Peru, many international observers described the party as being somewhat Marxist [7] [8] [9] or even Marxist–Leninist. [10] [11]

Former communist states

States that had communist governments in red, states that the Soviet Union believed at one point to be moving toward socialism in orange, and states with constitutional references to socialism in yellow Communist Block.svg
States that had communist governments in red, states that the Soviet Union believed at one point to be moving toward socialism in orange, and states with constitutional references to socialism in yellow
     Officially ruling parties in communist states
     Communist parties as ruling parties or part of a governing coalition in multi-party states
     Formerly ruling in a one-party system
     Formerly ruling in a parliamentary majority or minority government
     Formerly ruling as a coalition partner or supporter

The following communist states were socialist states committed to communism. Some were short-lived and preceded the widespread adoption of Marxism–Leninism by most communist states.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hong Kong and Macau are administrated under the "one country, two systems" principle.
  2. ↑ Vietnam was divided on 21 July 1954
  3. ↑ Although the government's official ideology is now the Juche part of Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism policy of Kim Il Sung as opposed to orthodox Marxism–Leninism, it is still considered a socialist state. In 1992, all references to Marxism–Leninism in the Constitution of North Korea were dropped and replaced with Juche. [2] In 2009, the constitution was quietly amended so that not only did it remove all Marxist–Leninist references present in the first draft, but it also dropped all reference to communism. [36] According to North Korea: A Country Study by Robert L. Worden, Marxism–Leninism was abandoned immediately after the start of de-Stalinisation in the Soviet Union and it has been totally replaced by Juche since at least 1974. [37]

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