The Communist Party of Trinidad and Tobago was a pro-

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. The party was founded in 1979. One source claims it was founded by

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, the leader of

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. CPTT published ''Class Struggle''. Many of the members of this party renounced their hardline communist stances by the end of the 1980s, coinciding with the

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. Former members Michael Als and

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were involved in party politics in the late 1990s. Wade Mark is a member of the executive of the

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. Michael Als was a UNC candidate for the 2000 election.

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