Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses)
Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses) Partido Comunista de España (VIII y IX Congresos) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PCE (VIII-IX) |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Spain |
| Merged into | PCEU |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Pro-Soviet Union |
| Political position | Left-wing |
The Communist Party of Spain (8th and 9th Congresses) (in Spanish: Partido Comunista de España (VIII y IX Congresos)) was a pro-Soviet splinter group of Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
PCE (VIII-IX) was one of many groups that broke away from PCE during the period when Santiago Carrillo held the post of PCE general secretary and directed the party towards Eurocommunism; it was founded in 1971. A prominent leader of the new party was Agustín Gómez. It published a magazine called Mundo Obrero (same name as the publication of PCE).
In 1980 PCE (VIII-IX) fused with Workers' Communist Party to form the Unified Communist Party of Spain. PCEU was later instrumental in creating the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain in 1982.
References
[edit]- Vera Jiménez, Fernando (2009). «La diáspora comunista en España». Asociación de Historia Actual (HAOL). ISSN 1696-2060 (20, Otoño 2009): 34–48. PDF version
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