Communist Party of Uruguay
Communist Party of Uruguay Partido Comunista del Uruguay | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Juan Castillo |
| Founded | 21 September 1920 |
| Split from | Socialist Party of Uruguay |
| Headquarters | Fernández Crespo 2098, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Youth wing | Union of Communist Youth (Uruguay) |
| Ideology | Communism |
| 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 | 5 / 99 |
| Senate | 2 / 30 |
| Party flag | |
 | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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
| No. | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Communist and Workers' Parties". SolidNet. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Partido Comunista del Uruguay.
| Chamber of Deputies |
|
|---|---|
| Senate |
|
| Unrepresented |
|
| Defunct parties |
|
