The Workers' Revolutionary Party (, PRT) is a left-wing Nicaraguan political party with

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and

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tendencies founded 1971 by students including

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. Originally a broad Marxist group named Towards a Popular Revolution, the party joined the Trotskyist

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in 1975 and renamed itself the Marxist Revolutionary League. It fought alongside the

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, but after their victory, remained illegal and its leaders were jailed for criticising the new government. The group renamed itself to PRT in 1984, and received legal status after 1984 elections.

References

*Charles D. Ameringer, ''Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s'' 1971 establishments in Nicaragua Communist parties in Nicaragua Formerly banned communist parties Organizations of the Nicaraguan Revolution Political parties established in 1971 Political parties in Nicaragua Trotskyist organizations in North America {{Nicaragua-party-stub