Guatemalan Revolutionary Workers Party (in Spanish

Spanish language

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: Partido Revolucionario Obrero Guatemalteco) was a communist party

Communist party

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 in Guatemala

Guatemala

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. PROG was founded in 1950, following a split from the Communist Party of Guatemala

Guatemalan Party of Labour

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 (PCG). PROG made its first public appearance on July 1. PROG was led by Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez

Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez

Víctor Manuel Gutiérrez Garbín was a Guatemalan labour leader. Gutiérrez, a school teacher by profession, was head of the Confederación General de Trabajadores de Guatemala . Gutiérrez has been referred to as the most important labour leader in Guatemala from 1944-1954.Gutiérrez was a member of...

. The split in PCG had been provoked by discussions on the socio-economic composition of the Central Committee

Central Committee

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Gutiérrez, returning from a stay in Eastern Europe

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, declared the dissolution of PROG on February 2, 1952. The Central Committee of PROG declared that the party members were free to choose their future political course, but recommended them to join PCG. Gutiérrez joined PCG, and was elected Central Committee member of PCG.