Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Benin

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Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Benin
Parti communiste marxiste-léniniste du Bénin
FounderMagloire Yansunnu
Founded1999
Banned2019
Split fromPCB
HeadquartersCotonou
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Hoxhaism
Anti-revisionism
Political positionFar-left

The Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Benin (French: Parti communiste marxiste-léniniste du Bénin) is a communist party in Benin led by Magloire Yansunnu. PCMLB was founded in Cotonou February 20, 1999.[1] Yansunnu had been expelled from the Communist Party of Benin in 1998 following an internal schism in that party.

PCMLB was the 112th political party to be legally registered in Benin.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Marxist Leninist Party". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 36 (2): 13423–13458. 22 March 1999. doi:10.1111/1467-825X.00077.