Sison, founder of the Philippine Communist Party, has passed away after a two-week confinement in a hospital in the Netherlands
Jose Maria Sison, who launched one of the world's longest-running Maoist insurgencies, has died at 83 after a two-week confinement in a hospital in the Netherlands , the Communist Party of the Philippines has announced.
The self-exiled communist leader has lived in Europe since the late 1980s, after his release from jail following the fall of the former president Ferdinand Marcos, whose namesake son was elected president in a May election this year.Sison was also put on a US terrorist list in 2002, which prevented him from travelling.
"Even as we mourn, we vow continue to give all our strength and determination to carry the revolution forward guided by the memory and teachings of the people's beloved Ka Joma," the party said.The Philippines' defence ministry said his death could finally lead to an end of violence in the country, calling Sison the "greatest stumbling block" to peace.
President Marcos' predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, had prioritised ending the conflict with the NPA when he took office in 2016, but he abandoned peace efforts, infuriated by repeated rebel attacks during the talks.READ MORE:Following Sison's death, the Department of National Defense called on the "remaining few believers ... turn their backs on the violent and false ideology" of the Communist Party.
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