Communist Party of Uruguay

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
LeaderJuan Castillo
Founded21 September 1920; 104 years ago (1920-09-21)
Split fromSocialist Party of Uruguay
HeadquartersFernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wingUnion of Communist Youth (Uruguay) [es]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationBroad Front
Regional affiliationForo de São Paulo
International affiliationIMCWP[1]
ColorsRed, blue, white
Chamber of Deputies
6 / 99
Senate
2 / 30
Party flag
Website
www.pcu.org.uy
PCU 62nd anniversary sticker

The current secretary-general of the PCU is Juan Castillo. It is a member of the Broad Front coalition.

Secretaries-general

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No. Name Term
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

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  1. ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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