Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun

The Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Ecuador - Sol Rojo, PCE-SR), also known as Puka Inti (Quechua for "Red Sun") is a small Marxist–Leninist–Maoist guerrilla group in Ecuador. It was founded on 1 June 1993.[2] From inception, until their death, the group's former leader used the nom de guerre "Comrade Joselo".[3] Joselo died on November 6th, 2022[4] with no announcement of a successor. The PCE-SR consists mostly of former members of the underground leftist group ¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo! The organization follows the ideas of the Peruvian communist leader Abimael Guzmán, founder and longtime chairman of the Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path.[5][6]

Communist Party of Ecuador – Red Sun Partido Comunista de Ecuador – Sol Rojo
Founded	1 June 1993 (1993-06-01)
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Gonzalo Thought Anti-revisionism Revolutionary socialism[1]
Political position	Far-left
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The group has protested for workers' rights, and against increased bureaucratic policing and government displacement of communities from economic infrastructure such as mining. Taking inspiration from the Shining Path, PCE-SR advocates for the peasant seizure of farmlands, electoral boycotting, and violence against state institutions.[7]