Union of Italian Communists (Marxist–Leninist) (Italian: Unione dei Comunisti Italiani (marxisti-leninisti)) was a pro-Chinese communist group in Italy. The UCI(m-l) was founded in Rome on 4 October 1968. Its main organ was Servire il popolo. The main leaders of UCI(m-l) were Aldo Brandirali, Enzo Todeschini, Angelo Arvati and Enzo Lo Giudice.
Union of Italian Communists (Marxist–Leninist) Unione dei Comunisti Italiani (marxisti-leninisti) | |
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| Abbreviation | UCI(m-l) |
| General Secretaries | Aldo Brandirali |
| Founded | 1968 (as Union of Italian Communists (Marxist–Leninist)) 1972 (as Italian (Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party) |
| Dissolved | 1978 |
| Newspaper | Servire il Popolo La Voce Operaia |
| Youth wing | Union of Communist Youth in Service of the People |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Maoism |
| Colours | Red |
After a schism at the end of 1970, the main group of the leaders moved from Rome to Milan.
On 15 April 1972 the UCI(m-l) was transformed into Italian (Marxist–Leninist) Communist Party (Partito Comunista (marxista-leninista) Italiano). With the appearance of the Leninist poet Francesco Leonetti in the party, the theoretical organ of PC(m-l)I became known as Che fare.
The PC(m-l)I had a front organization amongst Italians in West Germany, called Union of Italian Migrant Workers (Federazione Italiani Lavoratori Emigrati).
The PC(m-l)I was dissolved in 1978, and its remaining adherents largely became involved in Autonomia Operaia.
The youth wing of the organization was called: Union of Communist Youth in Service of the People.