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Currently there are three Marxist-Leninist states in the world that call themselves People's Republics:
Historical examples include:
Other titles commonly used by Marxist-Leninist states are " Democratic Republic " (e.g. the German Democratic Republic ), and " Socialist Republic " (e.g. the Socialist Republic Of Vietnam ). However, neither of the two titles mentioned above, nor the term "People's Republic" itself, are ''unique'' to Marxist-Leninists. All three of them have also been used by a number of countries which are/were not Marxist-Leninist (in other words, they are/were not Communist states). The reason for this is the rather generic nature of the titles in question. Marxist-Leninists are by no means alone in claiming to be democratic, socialist or popular. Thus, at the present time, there are two People's Republics which do not subscribe to Marxism-Leninism: Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) and Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh). OTHER USES OF THE TERM Sometimes People's Republic is used Sarcastically to refer to any predominantly Left-wing or Liberal area, especially those cities with a large, liberal, University population. The usage probably derives from the late 1960s , when ''The People's Republic of Berkeley '' (California) was used to describe the site of the radical Free Speech Movement . It is particularly prevalent in cases where a municipality represents an island of liberal politics within a more conservative, especially rural, area. In the 1970s, industrial areas in the North Of England were known as the "People's (or Socialist) Republic of South Yorkshire DIRECT DEMOCRACY OR ANARCHY Some Anarchists use the term People's Republic as meaning any state that, not only provides welfare and other public institutions, but also has little or no government. The theory is that a "truthfully named People's Republic" will be run by the people. |
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