Communist Party of Belgium
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Not to be confused with the Communist Party of Belgium (1989), the party's direct successor of the same name; or the Workers' Party of Belgium.
The Communist Party of Belgium (Dutch: Kommunistische Partij van België, or KPB; French: Parti Communiste de Belgique, PCB) was a political party in Belgium from 1921 to 1989. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published a newspaper known as Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.
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Abbreviation | KPB-PCB |
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Historical leaders | Joseph Jacquemotte Julien Lahaut Louis Van Geyt |
Founders | Joseph Jacquemotte War Van Overstraeten |
Founded | September 3, 1921 (1921-09-03) |
Dissolved | 1989 (1989) |
Merger of | Communist Party Belgian Communist Party |
Succeeded by | Kommunistische Partij Parti Communiste |
Headquarters | Brussels |
Newspaper | De Roode Vaan (Flemish) Le Drapeau Rouge (French) |
Youth wing | Communist Youth of Belgium |
Paramilitary wing | Partisans Armés (1940-43) |
Membership (1965) | 11,000 (peak) |
Ideology | Communism Eurocommunism |
Political position | Far-left |
International affiliation | Comintern (1919–1943) Cominform (1947–1956) |
European Parliament group | Communist and Allies Group (1973–1989) |
Colours | Red |
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