Not to be confused with the Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist) (1974).

The Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) (in ) was a political party

Political party

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 in Portugal

Portugal

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. Also known as the 'Mendes faction of PCP(M-L)'.

PCP(M-L) was founded in 1970. It published Unidade Popular.

In May 1974 Heduíno Vilar (real name Eduíno Gomes) was expelled. He set up his own PCP(m-l)

Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) (1974)

Communist Party of Portugal was a political party in Portugal led by its general secretary Heduíno Vilar , formed after his expulsion from the main Communist Party of Portugal in May 1974...

. Like the main PCP(M-L), Vilar's PCP(M-L) had a publication titled Unidade Popular.

In 1974 a splinter-group broke away from the party, forming the Popular Unity Party

Popular Unity Party (Portugal)

Popular Unity Party was a political party in Portugal. PUP was founded in December 1974 by the Mendes fraction of the Communist Party of Portugal ....

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At the time of the 1976 elections PCP(M-L) launched the slogan "For Independence, For Democracy, For Social Progress! - Vote for the lists presented by PCP(m-l)!" (Pela independência pela democracia, pelo progresso social! - vota nas listas apresentadas pelo PCP (m-l)!)