The Revolutionary Marxist Workers Party () was a
Trotskyist
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political party
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in
Peru
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that was founded in 1970 by a dissident fraction of ''
Vanguardia Revolucionaria''. It was led by Ricardo Napurí and Jorge Villarán. Napurí was the general secretary of POMR.
Internationally, POMR was an affiliate of
CORQI.
[Alexander, Robert J. ]
International Trotskyism, 1929-1985: A Documented Analysis of the Movement
'. Durham: Duke University Press, 1991. p. 634
POMR contested the
1980 general election on the lists of the
Workers Revolutionary Party (PRT). Napurí was elected
senator
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.
[Ameringer, Charles D. ]
Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. The Greenwood historical encyclopedia of the world's political parties
'. Westport: Greenwood Press
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, 1992. p. 517
On March 7, 1982, the majority faction of POMR merged with the
Socialist Workers Party.
References
1970 establishments in Peru
1982 disestablishments in Peru
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