The Communist Party of Togo (french: Parti communiste du Togo,

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PCT) is a

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Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

. It publishes the newspaper ''Révolution'' and has a youth wing, the Communist Youth Organisation of Togo (OJCT).

History

The party was established on 4 May 1980 and originally followed the political line of the

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. The PCT evolved out of the Communist Group of Togo (GCT), which was later known as Communist Organisation of Togo (OCT).

References

External links

Official website
Political parties established in 1980 Political parties in Togo Communism in Togo

Hoxhaist parties Anti-revisionist organizations 1980 establishments in Togo International Coordination of Revolutionary Parties and Organizations {{CP-stub