The Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun (, PCE-SR), also known as ( Quechua for "Red Sun") is a Marxist–Leninist–Maoist group in

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. It was founded on 1 June 1993 and carried out several minor bombings in that year. In 1994 the

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estimated that the group had less than 100 members.US State Department. ''Patterns of Global Terrorism''
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From inception, until their death, the group's former leader used the ''

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'' "Comrade Joselo". Joselo died on November 6, 2022 with no announcement of a successor. The PCE-SR consists mostly of former members of the underground leftist group The organization follows the ideas of the Peruvian communist leader

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, founder and longtime chairman of the Shining Path in

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. The organization has also become close to the , the

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, and is also a member of the International Communist League (Maoist). The group has protested for workers' rights, and against increased bureaucratic policing and government displacement of communities from economic infrastructure such as mining. Taking inspiration from the Shining Path, PCE-SR advocates for the peasant seizure of farmlands, electoral boycotting, and violence against state institutions.

History

PCE-SR was founded in 1993 by ''Comrade Joselo'' and initially drew a large membership from the defunct guerrilla organization ''.'' The ideological basis for the PCE-SR originates from the Peruvian Shining Path with the aspiration of implementing the contributions of Gonzalo Thought to the conditions of Ecuador. In 2007, a documentary titled ''Alfaro Vive Carajo: Del Sueño al Caos'' (From Dream to Chaos) was released which gave testimonies by former AVC members. In response, PCE-SR criticized Santiago Kingman for allegedly distorting the guerrilla struggle and capitulating to the government. Puka Inti has been accused of being a direct puppet of Shining Path, though it asserts that it is only a supporter of Gonzalo Thought and of the broader international Maoist movement.

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PCE-SR communiqués
Anti-revisionist organizations Communism in Ecuador Communist militant groups Guerrilla movements in Latin America Communist parties in Ecuador Communist terrorism Maoist organizations Maoist parties Maoism in South America Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Paramilitary organisations based in Ecuador {{Ecuador-party-stub Antisemitism in South America

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