Revolutionary Vanguard was a 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....

 founded in 1965 by various Marxist groups. Leaders included Ricardo Napurí (who created it after participating to the MIR

Revolutionary Left Movement (Peru)

Revolutionary Left Movement , was a Marxist group founded in Peru in 1962 by Luis de la Puente Uceda and his group APRA Rebelde, a splinter-group from the APRA which had rallied the government in the 1950s and 1960s...

 ), César Benavides, Ricardo Letts and Edmundo Murrugarra.

In 1977 VR took part in the foundation of the UDP. It participated in the 1978 elections on UDP lists.

In 1980 VR was one of the founding members of IU

United Left (Peru)

United Left was an alliance of leftist political parties in Peru founded in 1980 by Popular Democratic Unity , Revolutionary Left Union , Peruvian Communist Party , Revolutionary Socialist Party , Revolutionary Communist Party and FOCEP.In 1984 UDP and a part of PCR converted itself into the...

.

In 1984 VR merged with other groups to form the Mariateguist Unified Party

Mariateguist Unified Party

Mariateguist Unified Party was a political party in Peru founded in 1984 by Revolutionary Vanguard , Revolutionary Left Movement , Workers Revolutionary Party and a sector of Revolutionary Communist Party...

(PUM).