Communist Party of Honduras
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Communist Party of Honduras (in Spanish
: Partido Comunista de Honduras) was a communist party
in Honduras
. PCH was founded on October 10, 1954. It had its roots in the Honduran Revolutionary Democratic Party.
PCH was claimed by the government to be an illegal party. It develop a strong presence in the trade union
movement, for example amongst banana
plantations. In the mid 1960s the U.S. State Department estimated the party membership to be approximately 2400.
In 1990 PCH was dissolved, and merged into Patriotic Renovation Party.
The party was been reactivated during the celebration of it's 5th Congress in 2011.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Partido Comunista de Honduras) was a communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. PCH was founded on October 10, 1954. It had its roots in the Honduran Revolutionary Democratic Party.
PCH was claimed by the government to be an illegal party. It develop a strong presence in the trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
movement, for example amongst banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
plantations. In the mid 1960s the U.S. State Department estimated the party membership to be approximately 2400.
In 1990 PCH was dissolved, and merged into Patriotic Renovation Party.
The party was been reactivated during the celebration of it's 5th Congress in 2011.