United Left (Peru)


United Left was an alliance of leftist political parties in Peru founded in 1980 by Popular Democratic Unity, Revolutionary Left Union, Peruvian Communist Party, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Revolutionary Communist Party and FOCEP.
In 1984 UDP and a part of PCR converted itself into the Mariateguist Unified Party. PUM integrated itself in IU.
IU was led by Alfonso Barrantes Lingán up to 1987. In 1989 IU held its first congress. Gradually the IU disintegrated, with more and more groups deserting it.