The Communist Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Comunista del Uruguay, PCU) is a communist party in Uruguay, founded on 21 September 1920 by members of the Socialist Party who had endorsed the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks.
Communist Party of Uruguay Partido Comunista del Uruguay | |
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Leader | Juan Castillo |
Founded | 21 September 1920 |
Split from | Socialist Party of Uruguay |
Headquarters | Fernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Youth wing | Union of Communist Youth (Uruguay) |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | Broad Front |
Regional affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
International affiliation | IMCWP[1] |
Colors | Red, blue, white |
Chamber of Deputies | 6 / 99 |
Senate | 2 / 30 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
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The current secretary-general of the PCU is Juan Castillo. It is a member of the Broad Front coalition.
Secretaries-general
editNo. | Name | Term | |
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Start | End | ||
1 | Eugenio Gómez | 1920 | 1955 |
2 | Rodney Arismendi | 1955 | 1973 |
3 | Jaime Pérez (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1973 | 1974 |
4 | José Luis Massera (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1974 | 1975 |
5 | Gerardo Cuesta (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1975 | 1976 |
6 | León Lev (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1976 | 1979 |
7 | José Pacella (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1979 | 1981 |
8 | Ramón Cabrera (clandestine during the dictatorship) | 1981 | 1985 |
9 | Rodney Arismendi | 1985 | 1988 |
10 | Jaime Pérez | 1988 | 1992 |
11 | Marina Arismendi | 1992 | 2006 |
12 | Eduardo Lorier | 2006 | 2017 |
13 | Juan Castillo | 2017 | Current |
References
edit- ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
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