Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian) (in Spanish: Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista), abbreviated VR-PC) was a Maoist-oriented political party in Peru founded in 1977 by Eduardo Figari and Julio César Mezzich. It was formed through a split in Revolutionary Vanguard. In 1978 a faction mainly active in the peasant movement around Mezzich and Lino Quintanillo left the VR-PC and most of its members joined individually the Shining Path.[1]
Revolutionary Vanguard (Communist Proletarian) Vanguardia Revolucionaria (Proletario Comunista) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | VR-PC |
| Leader | Julio César Mezzich |
| General Secretary | Eduardo Figari |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Split from | VR |
| Newspaper | El Proletario Comunista |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Maoism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | UNIR |
Figari served as the general secretary of the VR-PC.[2] In October 1979 VR-PC was a co-founder of the electoral coalition Revolutionary Left Union (UNIR).[3][4] El Proletario Comunista was the organ of the Central Committee of VR-PC.[5]