The ( ; or '''PCP''') is a major
Left-wing Political Party in
Portugal . It is a
Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon
Democratic Centralism . The party also considers itself to be
Patriotic and
Internationalist .Portuguese Communist Party (2005). ''Program and Statutes of the Portuguese Communist Party''. Edições Avante!. ISBN 972-550-307-4
The party was founded in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the
Communist International (
Comintern ). Made illegal after a coup in the late 1920s, the PCP played a major role in the opposition to the dictatorial regime of
António De Oliveira Salazar . During the five-decades-long dictature, the party was constantly suppressed by the political police, the
PIDE , which forced its members to live in clandestine status under the threat of arrest, torture, and murder. After the bloodless
Carnation Revolution in 1974, which overthrew the 48-year regime, the 36 members of party's Central Committee had, in the aggregate, experienced more than 300 years in jail.Cunhal, Álvaro (1997). ''O caminho para o derrubamento do fascismo''. Edições Avante!. ISBN 972-550-262-0
After the end of the dictatorship, the party became a major political force in the newly democratic state, mainly among the working class. Despite being less influential since the fall of the
2006
The Party publishes the weekly ''
Avante! '', founded in 1931. Its youth organization is the
Portuguese Communist Youth , a member of the
World Federation Of Democratic Youth .
See Also: History of the Portuguese Communist Party
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