Communist Party of Nigeria

Communist Party of Nigeria
Communist Party of Nigeria
Founded	November 1960
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism
	Politics of Nigeria; Political parties; Elections;

The Communist Party of Nigeria (CPN) was a communist party in Nigeria. It was founded in November 1960 in Kano, largely by cadres of the Nigerian Youth Congress. Initially the party drew political inspiration from the Communist Party of Great Britain. However, the constitution adopted by the party was based on the 1945 constitution of the Communist Party of China.^[1]

The party remained relatively isolated from international relations, not having close links with either the Communist Party of the Soviet Union or the Communist Party of China. When the Socialist Workers' and Farmers' Party of Nigeria was formed in 1963, the CPN denounced it as "the latest effort in a long series of opportunist and egoistic acts which have contributed much towards disrupting the socialist movement in Nigeria."^[2]

The CPN was banned by Decree 34 of the regime of General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi in 1966.^[3]

References[]

^ "Chapter three : marxism during the 1950s: reformation, regrouping, and the future" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
^ "The Socialist Workers' and Farmers' Party of Nigeria: A Communist Party with a Mind of Its Own" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
^ Komolafe, Kayode (11 December 2002). "New Parties: After Registration, What Next?". THISDAYonline. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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[1] "Chapter three : marxism during the 1950s: reformation, regrouping, and the future" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

[2] "The Socialist Workers' and Farmers' Party of Nigeria: A Communist Party with a Mind of Its Own" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

[3] Komolafe, Kayode (11 December 2002). "New Parties: After Registration, What Next?". THISDAYonline. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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