Kommounistiko Komma Helladas
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Corporate Body
- That is KKE-EAM-ELAS in Greece ... 1945.
- Loulis, J.C. The Greek Communist Party, 1940-1944, 1982:t.p. (Greek Communist Party)
- Chiclet, C. Les communistes grecs dans la guerre, c1987:t.p. (Parti communiste de Grèce)
- Clogg, R. Parties and elections in Greece, 1987(Founded in 1918 as the Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas; in 1922 changed name to Kommounistiko Komma Elladas; since 1968 there have been 2 Communist parties: the original KKE, Moscow-oriented and polemically styled the KKE Exoterikou, and the Eurocommunist KKE-esoterikou (KKE-es))
- Pol. handbk. of the world, 1988(Communist Party of Greece; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas; KKE; evolved from the pro-Moscow faction of the Greek Communist Party ... increasingly recognized as the official KKE)
- Europa yrbk., 1991(Communist Party of Greece ("of the Exterior")
- Makedoncite i odnosite na KPJ i KPG (1945-1949), 1995:t.p. (KPG)
- Contribution à l'histoire du Parti communiste grec, 1949-1951, 1988.
The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas, KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece. It was founded in 1918 as the Socialist Workers' Party of Greece (SEKE) and adopted its current name in November 1924. It is the oldest political party in modern Greek politics. The party was banned in 1936, but played a significant role in the Greek resistance and the Greek Civil War, and its membership peaked in the mid-1940s. Legalization of the KKE was restored following the fall of the Greek Junta (χούντα) in 1974. The party has achieved appointing MPs in all elections since its restoration in 1974, and took part in a coalition government in 1989 when it got more than 13% of the vote. The KKE is a member of the International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties (IMCWP) and the European Communist Action (ECA).
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