Communist Party of Colombia (Marxist–Leninist) ( es, Partido Comunista de Colombia (Marxista-leninista), ''PC de C (M-L)''), is a Colombian
anti-revisionist
Anti-revisionism is a position within Marxism–Leninism which emerged in the 1950s in opposition to the reforms of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Where Khrushchev pursued an interpretation that differed from his predecessor Joseph Stalin, ...
Marxist–Leninist
Marxism is a left-wing to far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict and a dialect ...
communist party that splintered from the main
Colombian Communist Party around 1965.
It was originally of
Maoist orientation, but later it evolved a pro-
Albanian stance. PC de C (M-L) is an underground party and a
Hoxhaist
Hoxhaism () is a variant of Anti-revisionism, anti-revisionist Marxism–Leninism that developed in the late 1970s due to a split in the anti-revisionist movement, appearing after the Sino-Albanian split, ideological dispute between the Chinese ...
follower.
The armed wing of PC de C (M-L) is the
Popular Liberation Army (EPL) guerrilla group.
The PC de C (M-L) and EPL suffered a major setback in 1990, when the majority of its cadres surrendered to the government. The members of this defeated faction regrouped themselves as the political organization
Hope, Peace, and Liberty (ESPALI). Internationally, it is affiliated with the
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1965 establishments in Colombia
Anti-revisionist organizations
Communist militant groups
Communist parties in Colombia
Far-left politics in Colombia
Hoxhaist parties
International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle)
Political parties established in 1965
Stalinist parties
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