The Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries ( es, Partido de Unificación Comunista en Canarias) was a

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working for the political autonomy of the

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. PUCC appeared sometime in 1975, and held its first conference in 1978. PUCC originated from OPI a leftist split of the

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. PUCC worked underground during

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. The leader of PUCC was Paco Tovar Santos, and its internal bulletin was called ''Comunista'' ("Communist").

History

The party was founded in 1975 as a split of the

. The same year a member of the party, Antonio González Ramos, was killed by the

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.1975-1980 Años convulsos en la hístoria de Canarias.
/ref> In the 1977 general elections PUCC supported Frente Democrático de Izquierdas. In the second congress of PUCC in 1980, it changed its name to Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria del Archipiélago Canario-PUCC. In 2012, PUCC was integrated in Communist Party of the People of Spain.

Bibliography

* Partido de Unificación Comunista de Canarias, ''Canarias entre atlantismo y africanismo'', Las Palmas de Gran Canaria : s.n., 1978 25 p. ; 23 cm I conferencia insular.

References

Political parties in the Canary Islands Left-wing nationalist parties Defunct communist parties in Spain Defunct nationalist parties in Spain Canaries, Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries Canarian nationalist parties Anti-Francoism Political parties established in 1975 Political parties disestablished in 2012 1975 establishments in Spain 2012 disestablishments in Spain {{Spain-party-stub