An overview of Marxism-Leninism in practice.
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
- 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
- Angola (1975 - 1992)
- Benin (1974 - 1990)
- Burkina Faso (1983 - 1987)
- Congo (1969 - 1992)
- Ethiopia (1974 - 1991)
- Mozambique (1975 - 1990)
- Somalia (1969 - 1991)
Asia
- Afghanistan (1978 - 1992)
- Cambodia (1975 - 1991)
- China (1949 - Present)
- Laos (1975 - Present)
- Mongolia (1924 - 1992)
- North Korea (1948 - 1992)
- USSR (1922 - 1991)
- Vietnam (1975 - Present)
- Yemen (1967 - 1990)
Americas
Europe
- 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)
Armed Groups
Note: this also includes Maoist groups
Asia
Africa
Americas
Europe
- Andecha Obrera
- Catalan Liberation Front
- Catalan Red Liberation Army
- First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups
- Irish National Liberation Army
- Liga Armada Galega
- Loita Armada Revolucionaria
- October 22 Group
- Official Irish Republican Army
- Organización Obreira
- Prima Linea
- Red Army Faction
- Red Brigades
- Spanish National Liberation Front
Electoral Groups
Africa
Asia
Americas
Europe
Oceania
- Communist Party of Australia
- Communist Party of Australia (Marxist–Leninist)
- Communist Party of New Zealand
- Socialist Unity Party
- Socialist Party of Aotearoa
- Communist Party of Aotearoa
- Communist League