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Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist)

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Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist)
Partido Comunista de Colombia (Marxista–Leninista)
Founded1965
Split fromPCC
NewspaperOrientación Revolución
Armed wingEPL
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
International affiliationICMLPO

Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist) (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Colombia (Marxista–leninista), CPC(M–L)), is a Colombian anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party that splintered from the main Colombian Communist Party around 1965.

It was originally of Maoist orientation, but it later evolved a pro-Albania stance, moving it towards Hoxhaism.

The armed wing of the CPC(M–L) is the Popular Liberation Army (EPL) guerrilla group.

In 1991 peace talks, dubbed the Tlaxcala and Caracas dialogues, took place that led to a partial demobilization of EPL fighters and the reorganization of the CPC(M-L) into the political party Hope, Peace, and Liberty (ESPALI).[1] Internationally, it is affiliated with the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle).

References

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  1. ^ Made in Havana: How Colombia and the FARC Decided to End the War, Feb. 1, 2017, pp. 5-8 (4 pages)