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: ''Partido Comunista de España (VIII y IX Congresos)'') was a pro-

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splinter group of

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(PCE). PCE (VIII-IX) was one of many groups that broke away from PCE during the period when

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held the post of PCE general secretary and directed the party towards

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; it was founded in 1971. A prominent leader of the new party was Agustín Gómez. It published a magazine called ''Mundo Obrero'' (same name as the publication of PCE). In 1980 PCE (VIII-IX) fused with Workers' Communist Party to form the Unified Communist Party of Spain. PCEU was later instrumental in creating the

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in 1982.

References

*Vera Jiménez, Fernando (2009). «La diáspora comunista en España». Asociación de Historia Actual (HAOL). ISSN 1696-2060 (20, Otoño 2009): 34–48
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