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|fullname = José María Canlás Sison | |fullname = José María Canlás Sison | ||
|alias = Joma<br>Amado Guerrero | |alias = Joma<br>Amado Guerrero | ||
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|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Assassination<br> | |crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Assassination<br> | ||
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'''Jose Maria Sison''' (born February 8, 1939), also known by his nickname '''Joma''', is a Filipino | '''Jose Maria Sison''' (born February 8, 1939), also known by his nickname '''Joma''', is a Filipino communist writer and activist who founded the [[Communist Party of the Philippines]] (as well as it's military arm, the [[New People's Army]]) and added elements of Maoism to its philosophy. He applied the theory of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism on Philippine history and current circumstances. | ||
Sison is notable for having been instrumental in starting the Communist insurgency against dictator [[Ferdinand Marcos]] during the [[Proclamation No. 1081|the period of Martial law in the Philippines]]. | Sison is notable for having been instrumental in starting the Communist insurgency against dictator [[Ferdinand Marcos]] during the [[Proclamation No. 1081|the period of Martial law in the Philippines]]. | ||
==Background== | |||
Since August 2002, he has been classified as a "person supporting [[terrorism]]" by the United States. The European Union's second highest court ruled in September 2009 to delist him as a "person supporting terrorism" and reversed a decision by member governments to freeze assets. He is a recognized political refugee in The Netherlands and enjoys the protection of the Refugee Convention and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | Since August 2002, he has been classified as a "person supporting [[terrorism]]" by the United States. The European Union's second highest court ruled in September 2009 to delist him as a "person supporting terrorism" and reversed a decision by member governments to freeze assets. He is a recognized political refugee in The Netherlands and enjoys the protection of the Refugee Convention and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | ||