IV Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the PCP-SL
The IV Plenum of the Central Committee of the PCP-SL held in 1974 marked the moment when the party considered 'taking up again the path of Mariátegui', coinciding with significant anniversaries of Mariátegui and the Chinese revolution.
In 1974 the PCP-SL set out to 'retake the path of Mariátegui', initiating the IV Plenum of the Central Committee. This event coincided with the anniversaries of the birth of José Carlos Mariátegui and the Chinese revolution of Mao Tse Tung. The plenary session marked an important moment in the reorganization of the party and its ideological orientation. This event is part of the process of consolidation of the PCP-SL prior to the beginning of the armed struggle in 1980.