Communist Union for the Reconstruction of the Party (Marxist–Leninist)

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Communist Union for the Reconstruction of the Party (marxist-leninist) (in Portuguese: União Comunista para a reconstituição do partido (marxista-leninista)) was a communist group in Portugal led by Afonso Gonçalves da Rocha. UCRP(ml) was founded in 1975 after a split from the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization (OCMLP).

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UCRP(ml) published O Comunista. [1]

In 1978 UCRP(ml) founded the Portuguese (marxist-leninist) Communist Party (PC(ml)P).

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References

  1. The Portuguese in the United States: A Bibliograpraphy [sic] (first Supplement). International Conference Group on Modern Portugal. 1988. p. 36.