Jose Maria Sison: Difference between revisions
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|alias = Joma<br>Amado Guerrero | |alias = Joma<br>Amado Guerrero | ||
|origin = Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Commonwealth of the Philippines | |origin = Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Commonwealth of the Philippines | ||
|occupation = Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (1968 - | |occupation = Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (1968 - 2022) | ||
|type of villain = Elderly Marxist-Leninist-Maoist | |type of villain = Elderly Marxist-Leninist-Maoist | ||
|skills = High intellect<br>Writing skills<br>Political influence<br>Military training | |skills = High intellect<br>Writing skills<br>Political influence<br>Military training | ||
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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== | ==Background== | ||
Sison was born on February 8, 1939 on Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. In 1968, he established the Communist Party of the Philippines, as his political party until his death in 2022. | |||
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. | ||