Draft:PURSC (United Party of the Socialist Revolution of Cuba)

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United Party of the Socialist Revolution of Cuba
First SecretaryFidel Castro
Governing bodyPolitburo
FoundedMarch 26, 1962
HeadquartersHavana
IdeologyMarxism-Leninism


The PURSC (United Party of the Socialist Revolution of

1959 Cuban Revolution. This precursor to the PCC then finally evolved into the PCC in October 1965 under the leadership of Fidel Castro.[4][3]

History

Established in 1925 with roots tracing to the Cuban Revolutionary Party, which was proclaimed 130 years ago on April 10th, 1892,

Marxist-Leninist political party that faced political oppression for much of its existence, initially from 1925 until 1938,[5] then renewed repression under the Batista regime from 1952 to 1959.[3] After the successful overthrow of Fulgencio Batista with the Cuban Revolution of 1959, the political party (which was by then known as the Popular Socialist Party since 1944) was merged with other revolutionary forces to form the ORI in 1961.[3] Due to perceived notions of sectarianism permeating within the ORI,[6] the organization experienced a mass purge of party membership with it being reorganized into the PURSC by March 1962.[3][7] By 1965, the political vanguard had cemented itself across all facets of Cuba and key meetings in late September and early October of that year (from September 30 - October 1) resulted in the formation of the Political Bureau (Politburo), the Secretariat, and Work Commissions.[8] These top party meetings also led to the consolidation of newspapers Hoy and Revolución into Granma, the official newspaper of the party. On October 2, 1965, the decision to rename the PURSC into the PCC was ratified. By October 3, 1965, the Communist Party of Cuba was formed.[8]

Organization Structure

The PURSC was ran by a 6-person secretariat: Fidel Castro (First Secretary),

Ernesto Che Guevara, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Blas Roca, and Emilio Aragonés. In addition to the Secretariat was the National Directory, which comprised all of the Secretariat and 25 other members (13 from M-26-7, 10 from the PSP, and 2 from the Revolutionary Directorate).[9]

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150924065745/http://www.pcc.cu/i_historia.php
  2. ISBN 978-84-8136-544-3
    – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Communist Party of Cuba | History, Ideology & Structure | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ a b "The historical significance of the Communist Pa..." Portal del ciudadano de La Habana. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. ^ a b "Cuba commemorates founding of first Communist Party - Prensa Latina". 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  6. ^ Laxer, Michael (2024-04-17). "What is the founding date of the Communist Party of Cuba?". Mysite. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  7. ^ "Conquering a dream: Roots of the Communist Party of Cuba (+ Video,)". CUBADIPLOMATICA. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  8. ^ a b "The Communist Party of Cuba (Part 3)". en.granma.cu. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  9. ^ "Un Partido por las masas y para las masas (II)". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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