Communist Party of Uruguay | |
Leader: | Juan Castillo |
Ideology: | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Position: | Left-wing |
Headquarters: | Fernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay |
Regional: | Foro de São Paulo |
International: | IMCWP[1] |
Country: | Uruguay |
Native Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Partido Comunista del Uruguay |
Split: | Socialist Party of Uruguay |
National: | Broad Front |
Colors: | Red, blue, white |
Flag: | Hammer&SickleFlag02.svg |
Seats1 Title: | Chamber of Deputies |
Seats2 Title: | Senate |
The Communist Party of Uruguay (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|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.
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 |