Centenary of Chilean Communist Party

Elson Concepción Pérez

THE centenary of the Communist Party of Chile was commemorated on June 1 in Havana, in an event attended by José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, member of the Central Committee Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba and head of its International Relations Department, and Kenia Serrano, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).

Alex Sosa, general secretary of the organization in Cuba, recalled the history of the Chilean sister party, currently immersed in the battle for unity among the revolutionary forces and changes to attain a better world.

Sosa highlighted the figures of many Chilean comrades, members or leaders of the Party, who dedicated their lives to the great battles of many years.

He spoke of Luis Emilio Recabarren, a founder member and the first president; Pablo Neruda; Víctor Jara; Volodia Teitelboim; Luis Corvalán and Gladys Marín, who will always be remembered by the revolutionary forces and the peoples of Chile and all of Latin America.

The Chilean political leader commented on the Party’s support of Salvador Allende and the government of Popular Unity, as well as the many years confronting the fascist dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Francisco Delgado, from the Cuban Central Committee’s International Relations Department also spoke at the event, held in the ICAP headquarters. He recalled the enduring example of Gladys Marín, and made reference to the current challenges of the Communist Party of Chile and the protests organized by Chilean student groups.