The March 26 Movement (''Movimiento 26 de Marzo'' – M26) is a
Marxist–Leninist communist party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
in
Uruguay
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, which emerged out the
Tupamaros – National Liberation Movement. Since its foundation in 1971 until March 2008 was a member organisation of the
BroadFront. After that the M26 founded a new party called "
Asamblea Popular" (People's Assembly) in cooperation with other leftwing groups; nowadays that coalition is known as
Popular Unity.
See also
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Popular Unity
References
External links
Official Website
1971 establishments in Uruguay
Communist parties in Uruguay
Far-left politics in Uruguay
Political parties established in 1971
São Paulo Forum
Tupamaros
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