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CPUSA elects new leadership to take party into next centenary
CPUSA's co-chair's Rossana Cambron (left) and Joe Sims (right)

THE Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has elected two new leaders to take the party into its second century as its 31st national convention draws to a close in Chicago.

Rossana Cambron, a Mexican-American woman from Los Angeles, and Joe Sims, an African-American man from New York, were elected as the CPUSA co-chairs after John Bachtell’s five-year term came to an end.

Over 300 delegates and international guests took part in the 100th anniversary convention.

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