Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun

The Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Ecuador - Sol Rojo, PCE-SR), also known as Puka Inti (Quechua for "Red Sun") is a small Marxist–Leninist–Maoist guerrilla group in Ecuador. It was founded on 1 June 1993.[1] The group's leader goes by the nom de guerre Comrade Joselo.[2] The PCE-SR consists mostly of former members of the underground leftist group ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! The organization follows the ideas of the Peruvian communist leader Abimael Guzmán, founder and longtime chairman of the Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path.

Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun
Partido Comunista de Ecuador – Sol Rojo
Founded1 June 1993 (1993-06-01)
Ideology
Political positionFar-left

The group has protested for workers rights, and against government displacement of communities.[3][4]

References

  1. "Cedema.org - Viendo: A la aurora de la liberación, con la guerra popular". www.cedema.org. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Cedema.org - Viendo: Comunicado sobre el fallecimiento del Camarada Joselo". www.cedema.org. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "Marcha Sol Rojo en la ciudad de Oaxaca". Oaxaca MX (in Spanish). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. Garcia, Oscar (2 March 2022). "Caos en Oaxaca: Normalistas bloquean vialidades en exigencia de 600 plazas". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.


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