Party for the Transformation of Honduras

The Party for the Transformation of Honduras (in Spanish: Partido para la Transformación de Honduras) was a political party in Honduras. PTH was earlier known as Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista de Honduras (Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Honduras).

Party for the Transformation of Honduras
Partido para la Transformación de Honduras
AbbreviationPTH
Founded1967
Dissolved1992
Split fromPCH
Merged intoUD
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Maoism

PCMLH was founded in 1967 as a pro-Chinese break-away from Partido Comunista de Honduras.[1][2] PCMLH was an illegal party, working mainly in student and peasant movements.[citation needed]

In 1992, PTH joined the Democratic Unification Party (UD). PTH does however, as the only one of the four founders of UD, maintained a separate party structure within UD. PTH was active within the tendency Convergencia Popular.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Argueta, Mario; Quiñónez, Edgardo (1983). Historia de Honduras (in Spanish). Escuela Superior del Profesorado "Francisco Morazán,". p. 118.
  2. ^ Merrill, Tim (1995). Honduras: a country study (3rd ed.). Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. p. 179. Retrieved 2024-02-19.