Portuguese Communist Party

Banned in 1926–1974.

Secretary-General: José de Sousa (4 March 1923 – May 1932), José Carlos Rates (12 November 1923 – 30 May 1926), Bento Gonçalves (21 April 1929 – 11 September 1942), Álvaro Cunhal (31 March 1961 – 5 December 1992), Carlos Carvalhas (5 December 1992 – 27 November 2004), Jerónimo de Sousa (27 November 2004 – 12 November 2022), Paulo Raimundo (since 12 November 2022)