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Communist Party of Germany

West German Maoist group (1970–1980)

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Country: Germany
Headquarters: Dortmund, Cologne, West Berlin
Inception: February 1970

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The Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Aufbauorganisation) (KPD (AO), Communist Party of Germany (Pre-Party Formation)) was a West German Maoist group founded in 1970. It changed its name to the Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) a year later. In 1973 KPD members occupied and vandalized Bonn's city hall to protest a visit by South Vietnam's Prime Minister. By 1974 it was West Germany's most significant Maoist party, with 5,000 members. About a quarter of its members were women. It dissolved in 1980. Jörg Immendorff illustrated some of their publications. Members Dieter Kunzelmann Horst Mahler

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