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Maoism became a trendy ideology among [[leftist]] extremists starting in the 1960s, who saw the poor of the [[Third World]], rather than the white [[proletariat]] of the industrialized West, as having the most "revolutionary" potential.  Maoism with its origins in China rather than Europe was thus deemed by these radicals to be more credible an ideology than the Soviet-line Old Left.  The Maosists fought against the Soviet backed leftists in most countries around the world, with the usual result of two Communist parties that fought each other.

Maoism became a trendy ideology among [[leftist]] extremists starting in the 1960s, who saw the poor of the [[Third World]], rather than the white [[proletariat]] of the industrialized West, as having the most "revolutionary" potential.  Maoism with its origins in China rather than Europe was thus deemed by these radicals to be more credible an ideology than the Soviet-line Old Left.  The Maosists fought against the Soviet backed leftists in most countries around the world, with the usual result of two Communist parties that fought each other.

China effectively (though not officially) gave up Maoism in the 1980s, and today no country is under its control. However, in recent years Maoists have been especially powerful as an insurgent movement in Nepal.  

China effectively (though not officially) gave up Maoism in the 1980s, and today no country is under its control. However, Mao's ideology has survived its demise in his homeland, giving rise to powerful insurgent movements in several countries.  

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