Colombian Communist Party

The Colombian Communist Party (Spanish: Partido Comunista Colombiano, PCC) is a legal communist party in Colombia. It was founded in 1930 as the Communist Party of Colombia, at which point it was the Colombian section of the Comintern. The party is led by Jaime Caycedo and publishes a weekly newspaper named Voz.

Colombian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Colombiano
LeaderJaime Caycedo
Founded1930 (1930)
HeadquartersBogotá
NewspaperVoz
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
National affiliationPatriotic Union (since 1985)
Patriotic March (since 2012)
Historic Pact for Colombia (since 2021)
Historical:
  • Alternative Democratic Pole (2006–2012)
    Democratic Alternative (2005–2006)
    Social and Political Front (1999–2005)
    Frente Democrático (1982–1985)
    National Union of Opposition (1972–1982)
    Frente Popular Antifascista (1934–1938)
Regional affiliationSão Paulo Forum
International affiliationIMCWP
World Anti-Imperialist Platform
Website
www.pacocol.org
  • Politics of Colombia
  • Political parties
  • Elections

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was founded as the armed wing of the PCC in 1964, but the two organisations separated in 1993.

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