Workers Revolutionary Party (Argentina)
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The Workers' Revolutionary Party (Spanish
: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, PRT) is a Trotskyist political party of Argentina
, mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s.
The origins of the PRT lay in the Revolutionary and Popular Indoamericano Front, founded by Francisco René Santucho in 1958 at Santiago del Estero
, Argentina. This was a nationalist, indigenist and revolutionary movement, inspired in part by the ideas of the Peruvian Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
.
The PRT was created in 1965 by the Santucho brothers as the fusion of three political parties, union-affiliated workers and left-wing revolutionary sectors of the Peronist
movement.
In 1968 the PRT adhered to the Trotskyist Fourth International
, based in Paris
. That same year a related organisation was founded, the ERP (People's Revolutionary Army
) that became the strongest rural guerrilla movement in South America
during the 1970s. The ERP and the PRT were suppressed by the Argentine military regime during the "Dirty War
." ERP commander Roberto Santucho was killed in July 1976.
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 Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, PRT) is a Trotskyist political party of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, mainly active in the 1960s and 1970s.
The origins of the PRT lay in the Revolutionary and Popular Indoamericano Front, founded by Francisco René Santucho in 1958 at Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero
Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of...
, Argentina. This was a nationalist, indigenist and revolutionary movement, inspired in part by the ideas of the Peruvian Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian political leader who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance political movement.-Life:Haya de la Torre was born in the northern Peruvian city of Trujillo...
.
The PRT was created in 1965 by the Santucho brothers as the fusion of three political parties, union-affiliated workers and left-wing revolutionary sectors of the Peronist
Peronism
Peronism , or Justicialism , is an Argentine political movement based on the programmes associated with former President Juan Perón and his second wife, Eva Perón...
movement.
In 1968 the PRT adhered to the Trotskyist Fourth International
Fourth International
The Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
, based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. That same year a related organisation was founded, the ERP (People's Revolutionary Army
People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)
The Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo was the military branch of the communist Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores in Argentina...
) that became the strongest rural guerrilla movement in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
during the 1970s. The ERP and the PRT were suppressed by the Argentine military regime during the "Dirty War
Dirty War
The Dirty War was a period of state-sponsored violence in Argentina from 1976 until 1983. Victims of the violence included several thousand left-wing activists, including trade unionists, students, journalists, Marxists, Peronist guerrillas and alleged sympathizers, either proved or suspected...
." ERP commander Roberto Santucho was killed in July 1976.
See also
- Benito UrteagaBenito UrteagaBenito Urteaga was a Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla from Argentina. He was born in 1946 and was killed on July 19, 1976. After Mario Roberto Santucho, he was the second most important person of ERP. He was killed together with Mario Roberto Santucho by military forces in Buenos Aires in...
, historic leader of PRT. - Enrique Gorriarán MerloEnrique Gorriarán MerloEnrique Haroldo Gorriarán Merlo was an Argentine guerrilla insurgency leader, born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province....
, historic leader of PRT. - Mario Roberto SantuchoMario Roberto SantuchoMario Roberto Santucho was an Argentine revolutionary. He was the leader of ERP . He was killed by the military in a shootout after his hideout was undercovered in 1976. His wife Liliana Delfino was also killed by the military of Argentina the same year.-References:*...
, historic leader of PRT. - Operativo IndependenciaOperativo IndependenciaOperativo Independencia was the code-name of the Argentine military operation in the Tucumán Province, started in 1975, to crush the ERP , a Guevarist guerrilla group which attempted to secede part of Tucuman as an independent nation, in the north-west of Argentina...
. - People's Revolutionary ArmyPeople's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)The Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo was the military branch of the communist Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores in Argentina...
(military branch).