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Kishenji

Mallojula Koteswara Rao (26 November 1954-24 November 2011), also known as Kishenji, was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), called the "face of the communist party in India" due to being the leader of the Naxalites' military.

Biography[]

Mallojula Koteswara Rao was born on 26 November 1954 in Peddapalli, Karimnagar, in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. He was born to a poor family, with his grandfather and father being freedom fighters. Known as "Kishenji", he believed that independence from the United Kingdom returned India to the unfair caste system that forced people into several classes that would remain in Indian culture forever. He spoke English, Bengali, and many Indian languages, and was known to be a soft-hearted person who loved to use the internet. Kishenji became a leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)'s Naxalite armed wing during the 1980s insurgency and was responsible for many attacks on Indian Army troops in the 2000s. On 24 November 2011, he was tracked down by 1,000 policemen and COBRA commandos in the region of West Bengal. Kishenji was trapped in a forested area, and he was killed in combat with the Indian government forces.

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