Marxism-Leninism in Practice: Difference between revisions

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An overview of Marxism-Leninism in practice.

Marxist-Leninists managed to take control of 27 governments between 1917 and 1983:

On averages these governments last 36.4 years:

All these governments were either established by military coups, foreign invasions or popular revolutions:

Angola (1975 - 1992)
Benin (1974 - 1990)
Burkina Faso (1983 - 1987)
Congo (1969 - 1992)
Ethiopia (1974 - 1991)
Mozambique (1975 - 1990)
Somalia (1969 - 1991)

Albania (1946 - 1992)
Bulgaria (1944 - 1991)
Czechoslovakia (1948 - 1990)
East Germany (1949 - 1990)
Hungary (1949 - 1989)
Poland (1945 - 1989)
Romania (1947 - 1989)
USSR (1922 - 1991)
Yugoslavia (1943 - 1992)

Note: this also includes Maoist groups

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 == Governments ==
-Marxist-Leninists managed to take control of 27 governments between 1917 and 1983, 7 in Africa, 9 in Asia (the USSR is counted as Asian here), 3 in the Americas and 8 in Europe. On averages these governments last 36.4 years, 15.5 years in
+Marxist-Leninists managed to take control of 27 governments between 1917 and 1983:
-Africa, 47.3 years in Asia, 46.3 years in Europe and 25 years in the Americas.
+* 7 in Africa
+* 9 in Asia (the USSR is counted as Asian here)
+* 3 in the Americas
+* 8 in Europe
+On averages these governments last 36.4 years:
+* 15.5 years in Africa
+* 47.3 years in Asia
+* 25 years in the Americas.
+* 46.3 years in Europe
+All these governments were either established by military coups, foreign invasions or popular revolutions:
+* 6 were established by military coups
+* 10 were established by foreign invasions
+* 7 were established by popular revolutions
+* 4 are unable to be determined
 === Africa ===