Communist Party of Uruguay

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Communist Party of Uruguay
Partido Comunista del Uruguay
Leader Juan Castillo
Founded21 September 1920;104 years ago (1920-09-21)
Split from Socialist Party of Uruguay
HeadquartersFernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay
Youth wing Union of Communist Youth (Uruguay)  [ es ]
Ideology Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Political position Left-wing
National affiliation Broad Front
Regional affiliation Foro de São Paulo
International affiliation IMCWP [1]
ColorsRed, blue, white
Chamber of Deputies
6 / 99
Senate
2 / 30
Party flag
Hammer&SickleFlag02.svg
Website
www.pcu.org.uy
PCU 62nd anniversary sticker Uruguay001.jpg
PCU 62nd anniversary sticker

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.

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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

No.NameTerm
StartEnd
1 Eugenio Gómez 19201955
2 Rodney Arismendi 19551973
3 Jaime Pérez (clandestine during the dictatorship)19731974
4 José Luis Massera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19741975
5 Gerardo Cuesta (clandestine during the dictatorship)19751976
6 León Lev (clandestine during the dictatorship)19761979
7José Pacella (clandestine during the dictatorship)19791981
8Ramón Cabrera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19811985
9 Rodney Arismendi 19851988
10 Jaime Pérez 19881992
11 Marina Arismendi 19922006
12 Eduardo Lorier 20062017
13 Juan Castillo 2017Current

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References

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