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Communist Party of Arakan ရခိုင်ပြည်ကွန်မြူနစ်ပါတီ | |
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Abbreviation | CPA |
Founders | Kyaw Zan Rhee Bo Maung Han |
Founded | 1962 |
Dissolved | 2004 |
Split from | Red Flag Communist Party |
Headquarters | Arakan, Burma (present-day Rakhine State, Myanmar) |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Arakanese self-determination |
Political position | Far-left |
The Communist Party of Arakan (CPA), also known as the Arakanese Communist Party (ACP), was a communist party and armed insurgent group active in Arakan, Burma (present-day Rakhine State, Myanmar). It was founded in 1962 after a faction under the leadership of Arakanese political leaders Kyaw Zan Rhee and Bo Maung Han broke away from the Red Flag Communist Party (RFCP).