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{{Infobox political party|name=Communist Party of Chile|native_name=Partido Comunista de Chile|logo=Flag of the Communist Party of Chile.png|caption=Flag|leader=Guillermo Teillier|founded=4 June 1912|country=Chile|youth_wing=Communist Youth of Chile|membership=52,356|membership_year=2017|newspaper=El Siglo|founder=Luis Emilio Recabarren}}
 
The '''Communist Party of Chile''', originally called the '''Socialist Workers' Party''', is a communist party in [[Republic of Chile|Chile]].{{Communist parties}}
 
== History ==
The Communist Party of Chile was founded in 1912 and was known as the Socialist Workers' Party until 1922.<ref>{{Citation|author=José Luis Rubio|year=1971|title=The workers' internationals in America|chapter=|section=|page=61|quote=|pdf=|city=Madrid|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=Las internacionales obreras en América|trans-lang=Spanish}}</ref> In 1969, It joined the [[Popular Unity]] alliance with the Socialist Party of Chile and various other leftist parties in the country. The party supported Salvador Allende, a socialist who was elected president in 1970. After [[Augusto Pinochet]]'s [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-supported coup in 1973, the party was banned.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2016-09-11|title=Remembering the 1973 Chile coup: A useful lesson about the “peaceful transition” to Socialism|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2016/09/remembering-1973-chile-coup-significant.html|newspaper=In Defense of Communism|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-09|quote=}}</ref> In 1983, it established a guerrilla organization and was legalized in 1990 after the Pinochet's junta ended.
 
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Communist Party of Chile

Partido Comunista de Chile
LeaderGuillermo Teillier
FounderLuis Emilio Recabarren
Founded4 June 1912
NewspaperEl Siglo
Youth wingCommunist Youth of Chile
Membership (2017)52,356


The Communist Party of Chile, originally called the Socialist Workers' Party, is a communist party in Chile.

History

The Communist Party of Chile was founded in 1912 and was known as the Socialist Workers' Party until 1922.[1] In 1969, It joined the Popular Unity alliance with the Socialist Party of Chile and various other leftist parties in the country. The party supported Salvador Allende, a socialist who was elected president in 1970. After Augusto Pinochet's CIA-supported coup in 1973, the party was banned.[2] In 1983, it established a guerrilla organization and was legalized in 1990 after the Pinochet's junta ended.

References

  1. José Luis Rubio (1971). The workers' internationals in America (Spanish: Las internacionales obreras en América) (p. 61). Madrid.
  2. "Remembering the 1973 Chile coup: A useful lesson about the “peaceful transition” to Socialism" (2016-09-11). In Defense of Communism. Retrieved 2022-01-09.