The Latin American Revolutionary Movement

Marc Becker teaches Latin American history at Truman State University. Among other works, he is the co-editor of Transnational Communism across the Americas, and author of Contemporary Latin American Revolutions; The CIA in Ecuador; and The FBI in Latin America.

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Biographies of Conference Participants

Introduction: The Outcomes of Ten Years of Latin American Communism
 Victor Jeifets and Lazar Jeifets

Part 1 Descriptions of the Conference


Introduction to Part 1

1 The First Latin American Communist Conference

2 First Latin American Communist Conference

3 Issues Addressed at the First Latin American Communist Conference

4 Towards the Latin American Communist Conference

5 Bibliography for the First Latin American Communist Conference

6 Parties Represented at the First Latin American Communist Conference

7 The Latin American Revolutionary Movement

Part 2 Background Documents


Introduction to Part 2

1 The First Session of the South American Secretariat of the Communist International

2 Questions of the Latin American Countries

3 Draft Theses on the Revolutionary Movement in Latin America

4 Report from the SP of the EC of the PSRC to the ECCI

5 Letter from the CI to the Revolutionary Socialist Party of Colombia

6 Colombia, 27 May 1929, Morning Session

7 Meeting with the Colombian Delegate

8 Mexico

9 Conversation with the Peruvian Delegates

10 The Importance of the First Latin American Communist Conference

Part 3 Proceedings and Resolutions


Introduction to Part 3

1 Foreword

2 Conference Opening (1 June 1929)

3 The International Situation in Latin America and the Threat of War
 Second Session, 2 June 1929
 Third Session, 2 June 1929
 Fourth Session, 2 June 1929

4 Resolution on the International Situation in Latin America and the Threat of War

5 The Anti-Imperialist Struggle and Tactical Issues Facing Communist Parties in Latin America
 Fifth and Sixth Sessions, 3 June 1929
 Seventh Session, 4 June 1929
 Eighth Session, 4 June 1929
 Ninth Session, 4 June 1929
 Tenth Session, 5 June 1929
 Eleventh Session, 5 June 1929

6 Resolution on the Tactics of the Communist Parties of Latin America

7 Trade Union Issues
 Twelfth Session, 6 June 1929

8 Resolution on the Tasks of the Communist Parties in the Latin American Trade Union Movement

9 Agrarian Issues

10 Peasant Issues
 Thirteenth Session, 7 June 1929
 Fourteenth Session, 7 June 1929
 Fifteenth Session, 7 June 1929

11 Resolution on Peasant Issues in Latin America

12 Racial Problems in Latin America
 Sixteenth Session, 8 June 1929
 Seventeenth Session, 8 June 1929

13 Resolution on Racial Problems in Latin America

14 Racial Problems

15 Work of the Anti-Imperialist League
 Eighteenth Session, 10 June 1929

16 Resolution on the Work of the Anti-Imperialist Leagues

17 The Youth Movement and the Tasks of Communist Parties
 Nineteenth Session, 10 June 1929

18 Draft Thesis on the Tasks of the Party in the Youth Movement

19 Organisational Matters

20 Resolution on Organisational Matters of the Communist Parties in Latin America

21 Work of the South American Secretariat
 Twentieth Session, 12 June 1929

22 Report on the Solution to the Crisis in the Communist Party of Argentina

23 Resolution on the Solution to the Crisis of the Communist Party of Argentina

24 Theses on Women’s Issues

25 Communists and the International Red Aid

Part 4 Conversations After the Conference


Introduction to Part 4

1 Conversation with the Delegates from Mexico

2 Conversation with the Delegations from Guatemala and El Salvador

3 Conversation with the Colombian Delegation

4 Second Conversation with the Colombian Delegation

5 Conversation with the Peruvian Delegates

6 Conversation with the Delegation of Peru

7 South American Secretariat

Bibliography
Index