PCU 62nd anniversary sticker

The Communist Party of Uruguay (Spanish: Partido Comunista del Uruguay, PCU) is a communist party in Uruguay, founded on 21 September 1920 by members of the Socialist Party who had endorsed the October Revolution and the Bolsheviks.

The current secretary-general of the PCU is Oscar Andrade. It is a member of the Broad Front coalition.

Secretaries-general

No.NameTerm
StartEnd
1Eugenio Gómez19201955
2Rodney Arismendi19551973
3Jaime Pérez (clandestine during the dictatorship)19731974
4José Luis Massera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19741975
5Gerardo Cuesta (clandestine during the dictatorship)19751976
6León Lev (clandestine during the dictatorship)19761979
7José Pacella (clandestine during the dictatorship)19791981
8Ramón Cabrera (clandestine during the dictatorship)19811985
9Rodney Arismendi19851988
10Jaime Pérez19881992
11Marina Arismendi19922006
12Eduardo Lorier20062017
13Juan Castillo20172025
14Oscar Andrade2025Current

External links

  • FBI file on the Communist Party of Uruguay