Communist Party of Greece

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Marxist–Leninist party communist party political party

The Communist Party of Greece is a Marxist–Leninist political party that has played a central role in the country’s left-wing politics and resistance movements since the early 20th century.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marxist–Leninist party → communist party → political party →
abbreviation	KKE →
bannedDuring	Greek military junta of 1967–1974 → Metaxas Regime →
country	Greece →
economicPolicy	state ownership of means of production →
electoralSymbol	hammer and sickle with KKE initials →
founded	1918 →
foundedAs	Socialist Labour Party of Greece →
hasNewspaper	Rizospastis →
hasRepresentationIn	Hellenic Parliament →
hasTheoreticalJournal	Kommounistiki Epitheorisi →
hasVoterBase	rural poor in Greece → working class in Greece →
hasWing	Communist Youth of Greece →
headquartersLocation	Athens →
historicalRole	leading role in National Liberation Front (EAM) → major force in Greek left-wing politics → participant in Greek Civil War → participant in Greek resistance during World War II →
ideology	Marxism–Leninism →
languageOfName	Greek →
legalized	1974 →
legalStatus	legal political party in Greece →
memberOf	International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties →
nativeLabel	Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας →
notableGeneralSecretary	Aleka Papariga → Charilaos Florakis → Dimitris Koutsoumpas → Nikos Zachariadis →
opposes	European Union → NATO → capitalism →
participatesIn	politics of Greece →
partyColor	red →
politicalPosition	far-left → left-wing →
positionOnReligion	secularism →
shortName	KKE →
socialPolicy	expansion of social welfare →
supports	planned economy → proletarian internationalism → socialism → trade union movement → workers' rights →
youthWing	Communist Youth of Greece →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Democratic Army of Greece → EAM → EAM (National Liberation Front) → Greek People’s Liberation Army →	foundedBy
Markos Vafiadis → Mikis Theodorakis →	memberOf
Democratic Army of Greece → Democratic Army of Greece →	militaryBranchOf
Democratic Army of Greece → National Liberation Front (EAM) →	parentOrganization
Communist Party of Greece ("KKE") →	abbreviation
Democratic Army of Greece →	alliedWith
Greek People’s Liberation Army →	associatedPoliticalParty
Democratic Army of Greece →	controlledBy
Communist Party of Greece ("Socialist Labour Party of Greece") →	foundedAs
National Liberation Front (EAM) →	founder
European United Left–Nordic Green Left →	hasMemberParty
Dekemvriana →	hasParticipant
EAM (National Liberation Front) →	influencedBy
Greek Civil War →	mainBelligerent
Varkiza Agreement ("Greek Communist Party (KKE)") →	mainParty
Communist Party of Greece ("Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας") →	nativeLabel
Communist Party of Greece ("KKE") →	shortName
Varkiza Agreement ("KKE") →	signedBy