Guatemalan Democratic Vanguard

Guatemalan Democratic Vanguard (Spanish: Vanguardia Democrática Guatemalteca) was a left-wing group in Guatemala. The VDG was founded on 28 September 1947 by a faction of the Revolutionary Action Party (PAR).^[1] The leader of the VDG was José Manuel Fortuny.^[1] The group had Marxist inspiration, and operated a semi-clandestine fashion.^[1] It supported urban and rural labour movements.^[1]

Guatemalan Democratic Vanguard Vanguardia Democrática Guatemalteca
Abbreviation	VDG
Leader	José Manuel Fortuny
Founded	28 September 1947
Split from	PAR
Merged into	PGT
Ideology	Marxism
National affiliation	PAR (until 1949)
Politics of Guatemala Political parties Elections

In 1949, the VDG broke with the PAR and constituted the Communist Party of Guatemala (PCG).