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'''Moni Singh''' ({{lang-bn|মনি সিংহ}}; 28 June 1901, [[Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona]] – 31 December 1990, [[Dhaka]]) was a preeminent Bengali Communist politician popularly known as ''Comrade Moni Singh''. He was the founder of the [[Communist Party of East Pakistan]]. Singh operated a guerrilla wing of the [[Mukti Bahini]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] in 1971 and was an advisor to the [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2005/12/30/comrade-moni-singh-s-15th-death-anniversary-observed|title=Comrade Moni Singh's 15th death anniversary observed|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2014/12/31/63966.php|title=Moni Singh's death anniversary today|work=The Daily Observer|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Singh was born on 28 June 1901 in Susang-Durgapur, [[Mymensingh district]], Bengal Presidency, British India. He completed his secondary schooling in Kolkata. He joined [[Anushilan Samiti]] in 1914. He left the Samiti and joined the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1925.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Singh,_Moni|title=Singh, Moni|last=Khan|first=Saleh Athar|website=Banglapedia|access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> His father was Kali Kumar Singh and grandfather was a zimindar. His mother was a member of the royal family of Susang Durgapur.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-216439|title=Comrade Moni Singh: A lifelong communist|date=2012-01-01|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Singh led of strike of workers of Kesharam Cotton Mills in Kolkata in 1928. He was imprisoned from 1930 to November 1937. After being released he moved back to Susang-Durgapur where he led peasants in protests against Tanka, a sharecropping in which the majority of the produced goods went to the landowner. In 1945, he worked as an organizer of All India Kisan Sabha in [[Netrokona District]]. He led a protests of [[Hajong people|Hajong]] tribesmen against the Tanka system which became violent. An arrest warrant was issued against him and his properties were confiscated.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FjZ7DwAAQBAJ&q=Tanka+system+east+pakistan&pg=PT80|title=Partition of India: Postcolonial Legacies|last=Ranjan|first=Amit|date=2018-11-20|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9780429750526|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Prior to the [[partition of India]] in August 1947, Singh was a successful workers' leader who led movements to abolish exploitative labour practices. He was imprisoned for long stretches on three occasions: 1930–37, 1967–69, and 1969–71. He was first elected Communist Party of East Pakistan head in 1951, when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan, and led it with one short interruption until his death. After the [[Sino-Soviet split]], Singh took the side of the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]]. Because of this, the party split in 1966. He was released after the [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan|1969 Mass uprising]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/magazine/2017/02/03/moni-singh-life-revolutionary|title=Moni Singh: Life of a revolutionary|date=2017-02-03|work=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><br />
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Singh fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war and was a member of the advisory council of the Mujibnagar government. He was elected President of the [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] in 1973. In 1975, he joined the [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] government. After the [[assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] and the dissolution of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League government, he revived the Communist Party of Bangladesh in 1976. He participated in the 2nd general election of Bangladesh in 1978 as part of the Democratic Alliance. He was elected President of the Communistry Party of Bangladesh in 1980 and retained that post till his death. His autobiography, ''Jiban Sangram'' (1983), was first published in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] before it was translated into English with the title ''Life is a Struggle'' (1988).<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death and legacy ==<br />
Singh died 31 December 1990.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/84900/moni-singh-remembered/|title=Moni Singh remembered|work=New Age|date=10 January 2015|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> He was awarded the Independence Day Award in 2004.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&q=comrade+moni+singh&pg=PA355|title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh|last=Rahman|first=Syedur|date=2010-04-27|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810874534|pages=355|language=en}}</ref><br />
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