Bob Avakian

Robert Bruce "Bob" Avakian (born March 7, 1943) is a political leader and author who has been the chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP) since 1975. Avakian developed the organization's official ideology, a theoretical framework rooted in Maoism, called "the New Synthesis" or the "New Communism." Coming out of the New Left, Avakian has written several books over four decades, including an autobiography.

Bob Avakian

Robert Bruce "Bob" Avakian (born March 7, 1943) is a political leader and author who has been the chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP) since 1975. Avakian developed the organization's official ideology, a theoretical framework rooted in Maoism, called "the New Synthesis" or the "New Communism." Coming out of the New Left, Avakian has written several books over four decades, including an autobiography.