Communist Workers' Party of Sweden - Formation

Formation

In 1980 when a leftist minority (approx. 15% of party cadre) was expelled from the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP). The expellees founded the Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists) (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (marxist-leninisterna)) on November 1–2. The group that formed SKP(ml) was critical to the new leadership of the People's Republic of China, effectively under Deng Xiaoping. Per-Åke Lindblom became the chairman of SKP(ml). SKP(ml) began publishing the magazine Kommunistiska Arbetartidningen in January 1981.

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