Communism

Supports the return of exiles restored diplomatic relations with Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica increased to 60% state income on the profits of oil companies (Edgar Sanabria) promulgates the Law on Universities, in which autonomy is endowed such study centers (Edgar Sanabria) 1958, July 23 and 24: Attack Larrazabal, JM Castro conferred on the Minister Leon, who had to resign and leave the country. Listed as "reactionary" in the military sector, its purpose was to suppress the AD and the Communist Party, appoint another board to postpone elections and censor the press. He juncture on the time of political turmoil and the rise of the popular movement, fueling militancy in political parties to electoral expectations. Home of representative democracy, with its birth certificate of graduation 1958, October: The signing of the so-called Pact of Punto Fijo, in the forthcoming elections. Its aim was to consolidate democratic unity governments in dialogue, far from interparty violence, with the support and defense of the three signatory parties, namely, AD, and COPEI URD, excluding the Communist Party. Either prove the match winner, the others were obliged to support it. But the spirit of unity, for the elections of that year was impossible consensus candidate among the three parties and, paradoxically, the Communist Party was removed from the table of policy decisions, a fact that would resolve the crisis and division in the very first government of the brand new representative democracy (Betancourt). The Communist Party had played a decisive role in the grassroots organizing for the fall of the dictatorial regime.