Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist-Leninist)
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The Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist-Leninist) (Spanish
: Partido Comunista de Bolivia (marxista-leninista), PCB(ML)) was a political party
in Bolivia
. PCB(ML) emerged as a pro-People's Republic of China
splinter-group of the Communist Party of Bolivia
in 1965. PCB(ML) was led by Óscar Zamora Medinaceli
.
The central press organ of PCB(ML) was Liberación.
In 1978 PCB(ML) founded the Revolutionary Left Front (FRI) as an open mass front. Today PCB(ML) does not exist any more, but FRI continues to.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Partido Comunista de Bolivia (marxista-leninista), PCB(ML)) was a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. PCB(ML) emerged as a pro-People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
splinter-group of the Communist Party of Bolivia
Communist Party of Bolivia
The Communist Party of Bolivia is a communist party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1950 by Raúl Ruiz González and other former members of the Revolutionary Left Party . It remained small and did not hold its first national party congress until 1959....
in 1965. PCB(ML) was led by Óscar Zamora Medinaceli
Óscar Zamora Medinaceli
Óscar Zamora Medinaceli is a is a Bolivian politician and lawyer. A communist student activist in his youth and leader of a failed Maoist insurgency in the 1970s, Zamora Medinaceli went on to become a senator, minister, mayor, ambassador and prefect.-Student activist:Zamora Medinaceli entered...
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The central press organ of PCB(ML) was Liberación.
In 1978 PCB(ML) founded the Revolutionary Left Front (FRI) as an open mass front. Today PCB(ML) does not exist any more, but FRI continues to.