National Democratic Front (Philippines) Collection

Period 1981-2002
Total size   0.77 m.
ConsultationRestricted
A small part of the collection will be closed, most part of the collection is free
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History

Originated in 1971, when nine representatives of different social groups of Philippine society convened as the NDF Preparatory Committee (Prepcom); the NDF is an alliance of various revolutionary groups in the Philippines, aiming at social justice, democracy and progress; the NDF has an international office in Utrecht, the Netherlands, which is headed by José Maria Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).

Content

Collection consisting of press releases, some correspondence, texts of speeches by José Maria Sison, and other documents from the National Democratic Front International Office in Utrecht, the Netherlands 1989, 1991-1999; notes, conference papers, copies of periodicals and other printed material relating to revolutionary organizations in Asia, including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the Japan Labor Party 1981-2002.