Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party
Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party (French: Parti communiste révolutionnaire voltaïque, PCRV) is a communist party in Burkina Faso. It was founded on 1 October 1978, following a split in the Voltaic Communist Organization (OCV).
Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party Parti communiste révolutionnaire voltaïque | |
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| Founded | 1 October 1978 |
| Newspaper | Bug-Parga |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Hoxhaism |
| International affiliation | International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations |
| Colors | Red |
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PCRV followed the political line of the Albanian Party of Labour,[1] anti-revisionist Marxism-Leninism (later known as Hoxhaism). It promoted 'National Democratic and Popular Revolution' (RNDP).
The 1982 Upper Voltan coup d'état elevated Thomas Sankara to power. At that time, PCRV had powerful links in the trade unions and student movements. The party however refused to participate in Sankara's revolutionary government, arguing that a military coup is not the same as a popular revolution. In 1984, it again refused to participate in the government during a cabinet reshuffle. This led to a split and the formation of the Burkinabé Communist Group.[1]
PCRV publishes Bug-Parga.
During the Cold War, PCRV was pro-Albanian.[1] PCRV is an active participant in the International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle).
References
- Hobday, Charles (1986). Communist and Marxist Parties of the World. Harlow: Longman. pp. 276–277. ISBN 0-582-90264-9.