Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian) (in

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: , abbreviated VR-PC) was a

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-oriented

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founded in 1977 by Eduardo Figari and Julio César Mezzich. It was formed through a split in

Revolutionary Vanguard Revolutionary Vanguard (in Spanish: ''Vanguardia Revolucionaria'') was a political party in Peru founded in 1965 by various Marxist groups. Leaders included Ricardo Napurí (who created it after participating to the MIR Shining Path The Shining Path ( es, Sendero Luminoso), officially the Communist Party of Peru (, abbr. PCP), is a communist Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla group in Peru following Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Gonzalo Thought. Academics often refer to the gro ...

. Figari served as the general secretary of the VR-PC. In October 1979 VR-PC was a co-founder of the electoral coalition Union of the Revolutionary Left (UNIR). was the organ of the

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of VR-PC.

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