Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian)
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Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian) (in Spanish
: Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista)) was a Maoist
-oriented political party
in Peru
founded in 1977 by Eduardo Figari and Julio César Mezzich. It formed through a split in Revolutionary Vanguard
.
Later VR(PC) dissolved, and a section of it was incorporated into the Shining Path
.
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...
: Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista)) was a Maoist
Maoism
Maoism, also known as the Mao Zedong Thought , is claimed by Maoists as an anti-Revisionist form of Marxist communist theory, derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong . Developed during the 1950s and 1960s, it was widely applied as the political and military guiding...
-oriented 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 Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
founded in 1977 by Eduardo Figari and Julio César Mezzich. It formed through a split in Revolutionary Vanguard
Revolutionary Vanguard
Revolutionary Vanguard was a political party in Peru founded in 1965 by various Marxist groups. Leaders included Ricardo Napurí , César Benavides, Ricardo Letts and Edmundo Murrugarra.In 1977 VR took part in the foundation of the UDP...
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Later VR(PC) dissolved, and a section of it was incorporated into the Shining Path
Shining Path
Shining Path is a Maoist guerrilla terrorist organization in Peru. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru" or "PCP-SL" in short...
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