Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian)

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Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian) (in Spanish: Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista), abbreviated VR-PC) was a Maoist-oriented political party in Peru founded in 1977 by Eduardo Figari and Julio César Mezzich. It was formed through a split in Revolutionary Vanguard. In 1978 a faction mainly active in the peasant movement around Mezzich and Lino Quintanillo left the VR-PC and most of its members joined individually the Shining Path.[1]

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Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian)
Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista)
AbbreviationVR-PC
LeaderJulio César Mezzich
General SecretaryEduardo Figari
Founded1977
Split fromVR
NewspaperEl Proletario Comunista
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Maoism
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationUNIR
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Figari served as the general secretary of the VR-PC.[2] In October 1979 VR-PC was a co-founder of the electoral coalition Revolutionary Left Union (UNIR).[3][4] El Proletario Comunista was the organ of the Central Committee of VR-PC.[5]

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