Communist Party of Belgium

Communist Party of Belgium
Dutch: Kommunistische Partij van België
French: Parti Communiste de Belgique
AbbreviationKPB-PCB
Historical leadersJoseph Jacquemotte
Julien Lahaut
Louis Van Geyt
FoundersJoseph Jacquemotte
War Van Overstraeten
FoundedSeptember 3, 1921 (1921-09-03)
Dissolved1989 (1989)
Merger ofCommunist Party
Belgian Communist Party
Succeeded byKommunistische Partij
Parti Communiste
HeadquartersBrussels
NewspaperDe Roode Vaan (Flemish)
Le Drapeau Rouge (French)
Youth wingCommunist Youth of Belgium
Paramilitary wingPartisans Armés (1940-43)
Membership (1965)11,000 (peak)
IdeologyCommunism
Eurocommunism
Political positionFar-left
European Parliament groupCommunist and Allies Group (1973–1989)
International affiliationComintern (1919–1943)
Cominform (1947–1956)
Colours  Red

The Communist Party of Belgium (Dutch: Kommunistische Partij van België, pronounced [ˌkɔmyˈnɪstisə pɑrˈtɛi vɑn ˈbɛlɣijə], KPB; French: Parti Communiste de Belgique, pronounced [paʁti kɔmynist bɛlʒik], PCB) was a political party in Belgium from 1921 to 1989. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published a newspaper known as Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.


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