Colombian Communist Party

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Colombian Communist Party

Partido Comunista Colombiano
Founded1930

The Colombian Communist Party (PCC) is a communist party in Colombia. It was heavily suppressed during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1964, less than 50 surviving members led by Manuel Marulanda Vélez formed FARC and began a guerrilla war near Marquetalia.[1]

References

  1. Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Notes' (p. 322). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]