Communist Party of Uruguay

Political party in Uruguay

Communist Party of Uruguay

Partido Comunista del Uruguay

Leader| Juan Castillo
Founded| 21 September 1920; 104 years ago (1920-09-21)
Split from| Socialist Party of Uruguay
Headquarters| Fernández 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]
Colors| Red, blue, white
Chamber of Deputies|

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Senate|

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Party flag
Website
www.pcu.org.uy

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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.

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

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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

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

## External links

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* FBI file on the Communist Party of Uruguay

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