Well-known Philippine communist leader Jose Maria Sison dies at 83

Jose Maria Sison, who launched one of the world's longest-running Maoist insurgencies, has died at 83. The former university professor died in The Netherlands, where he had lived in self-imposed exile since the collapse of peace talks in 1987 when the rebellion that has claimed tens of thousands of lives was at its peak. - Philippines aily Inquirer/ANN

MANILA, Dec 17, 2022 (AFP): Jose Maria Sison, who launched one of the world's longest-running Maoist insurgencies, has died at 83, the Communist Party of the Philippines announced Saturday.

The former university professor died in The Netherlands, where he had lived in self-imposed exile since the collapse of peace talks in 1987 when the rebellion that has claimed tens of thousands of lives was at its peak.