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Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun Partido Comunista de Ecuador – Sol Rojo | |
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| Abbreviation | PCE-SR |
| Founded | 1 June 1993 (1993-06-01) |
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| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | ICL[2] |
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| Puka Inti | |
TheCommunist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun (Spanish:Partido Comunista de Ecuador - Sol Rojo,PCE-SR), also known asPuka Inti (Quechua for "Red Sun") is aMarxist–Leninist–Maoist group inEcuador. It was founded on 1 June 1993 and carried out several minor bombings in that year.[3][4] In 1994 theUS State Department estimated that the group had less than 100 members.[3] From inception, until their death, the group's former leader used thenom de guerre "Comrade Joselo".[5] Joselo died on November 6, 2022[6] with no announcement of a successor. 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 leaderAbimael Guzmán, founder and longtime chairman of theShining Path inPeru.[7][8] The organization has also become close to theMantaro Red Base Committee [es],[9][10] theCommunist Party of India (Maoist),[11] and is also a member of the International Communist League (Maoist).[12]
PCE-SR was founded in 1993 byComrade Joselo and initially drew a large membership from the defunct guerrilla organization¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo!.[3] 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.[13]
In 2007, a documentary titledAlfaro 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.[14]
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.[13]
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