Communist Party of Spain (international) (in

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: ''Partido Comunista de España (internacional)''), was a

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History

The PTE was formed around 1967, following a split from the 'Unidad' group within the

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(PSUC). The Catalan group unified with small splinter fractions of the

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(PCE), especially from

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. At the 2nd congress of PCE(i) in 1975 the party changed its name to Party of Labour of Spain (in

: ''Partido del Trabajo del España'', PTE) and adopted an internal federal structure. A minority broke away, and regrouped themselves with the name PCE(i). In

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the party worked under the name ''Partit del Treball de Catalunya'' and in

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under the name ''Partido del Trabajo de Andalucía''. The same year PTE joined the

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. The leader of PTE was Eladio García.The youth wing of PTE was Young Red Guard of Spain (''Joven Guardia Roja''). PTE launched its own

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movement, the Workers Unitary Trade Union Confederation (CSUT), as they were dissatisfied with developments in

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. The central organ of PCE(i)/PTE was ''Mundo Obrero Rojo'' (-1975). In 1975-1977 it published ''El Correo del Pueblo'' and 1977-1979 ''Unión del Pueblo''. The

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National Committee of PTE published ''Jeiki'' and the

National Committee published ''Avant''. In 1977 PTE formed the

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(FDI) to contest the

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. In Catalonia it formed a coalition with the

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, and contested as Left of Catalonia (''Esquerra de Catalunya''). In the same year the Communist Unification Party (PCU) merged into PTE. In 1978 a section of the Catalan branch of the party broke away and formed a separate Party of Labour of Catalonia (PTC). In the 1979 general elections PTE got 192,330 votes (1.07%). Later the same year PTE merged with the Workers' Revolutionary Organisation (ORT) and formed the Workers' Party (PT).

External links

Asociación por la Memoria Histórica de PTE y JGRE

Web of ex-militants and sympathizers of PTC and JGR
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