Communist Party of Uruguay explained

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.

Secretaries-general

No.NameTerm
StartEnd
1Eugenio Gómez19201955
2Rodney Arismendi19551973
3Jaime Pérez (clandestine during the dictatorship)19731974
4José Luis Massera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19741975
5Gerardo Cuesta (clandestine during the dictatorship)19751976
6León Lev (clandestine during the dictatorship)19761979
7José Pacella (clandestine during the dictatorship)19791981
8Ramón Cabrera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19811985
9Rodney Arismendi19851988
10Jaime Pérez19881992
11Marina Arismendi19922006
12Eduardo Lorier20062017
13Juan Castillo2017Current

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Communist and Workers' Parties . SolidNet . en . 16 February 2019.