Revolutionary Communist Party (Working Class)
Encyclopedia
The Revolutionary Communist Party (Working Class) (Spanish
: Partido Comunista Revolucionario-Clase Obrera) was a Maoist communist political party
in Peru
in the 1970s
. Founded as a split faction from Vanguardia Revolucionaria-Político Militar, it was led by Manuel Dammert Ego-Aguirre and Ernie de la Jara y Basombrío.
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 Comunista Revolucionario-Clase Obrera) was a Maoist communist 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....
in the 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
. Founded as a split faction from Vanguardia Revolucionaria-Político Militar, it was led by Manuel Dammert Ego-Aguirre and Ernie de la Jara y Basombrío.