Peruvian Communist Party

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Peruvian Communist Party Partido Comunista Peruano
Abbreviation	PCP
President	Roberto de la Cruz Huamán
Secretary-General	Luis Villanueva
Founder	José Carlos Mariátegui
Founded	9 April 1928; 96 years ago (1928-04-09)
Headquarters	Lima, Peru
Youth wing	Peruvian Communist Youth
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Mariáteguism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
National affiliation	Together for Peru (2017–present)
Regional affiliation	São Paulo Forum
International affiliation	IMCWP World Anti-Imperialist Platform[1]
Website
pcp.pe
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The Peruvian Communist Party (Spanish: Partido Comunista Peruano, abbr. PCP) is a communist party in Peru that was founded in 1928 by José Carlos Mariátegui, under the name Peruvian Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Peruano, PSP). The party changed its name in 1930. In contemporary Peruvian politics, the party is often referred to as the PCP (Unity) to distinguish it from similarly named communist parties, such as the Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland) and the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path).

The PCP is headquartered at Plaza Ramón Castilla, Lima, and publishes Unidad ("Unity") and Nuestra Bandera ("Our Flag"). The party participates in the annual International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP).^[2]