Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses)

The Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses) (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de España (VIII y IX Congresos)) was a pro-Soviet splinter group of Communist Party of Spain (PCE).

Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses)
Partido Comunista de España (VIII y IX Congresos)
AbbreviationPCE (VIII-IX)
Founded1971 (1971)
Dissolved1980 (1980)
Split fromCommunist Party of Spain
Merged intoPCEU
HeadquartersMadrid
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Pro-Soviet Union
Political positionLeft-wing
PCE (VIII-IX) sticker honouring Agustín Gómez

PCE (VIII-IX) was one of many groups that broke away from PCE during the period when Santiago Carrillo held the post of PCE general secretary and directed the party towards Eurocommunism; it was founded in 1971. A prominent leader of the new party was Agustín Gómez. It published a magazine called Mundo Obrero (same name as the publication of PCE).

In 1980 PCE (VIII-IX) fused with Workers' Communist Party to form the Unified Communist Party of Spain. PCEU was later instrumental in creating the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain in 1982.

References

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  • Vera Jiménez, Fernando (2009). «La diáspora comunista en España». Asociación de Historia Actual (HAOL). ISSN 1696-2060 (20, Otoño 2009): 34–48. PDF version