Republican Party (Bolivia)
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The Republican Party was a Bolivia
n political party
founded in 1914.
In 1914, the Liberal Party
(Partido Liberal, PL) split and its leading intellectuals and statesmen – Bautista Saavedra Mallea
, Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey
, José María Escalier and General José Manuel Pando
– created the Republican Party.
Platform of Republican Party was preoccupied with the recovery of Bolivia's lost maritime territories and typically demanded more morality in government, but its the program differed little from traditional Liberal slogans. In 1917, the Republicans ran Presidential candidate but were defeated in the Liberal-controlled elections.
Republican Party grabbed power in a bloodless coup on 12 July, 1920.
After the revolution of 1920 the Republican party split into two factions, each headed by highly personalistic political caudillos, both of whom coveted the presidency: José María Escalier of the Genuine Republican Party
(Escalieristas), and Bautista Saavedra
of the Republican Socialist Party (Saavedristas).
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
founded in 1914.
In 1914, the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Bolivia)
The Liberal Party was one of two major political parties in Bolivia in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The other was the Conservative Party. The Liberal Party was formally founded in 1883 by Eliodoro Camacho...
(Partido Liberal, PL) split and its leading intellectuals and statesmen – Bautista Saavedra Mallea
Bautista Saavedra
Rosa Bautista Saavedra Mallea was President of Bolivia, first as part of a governing junta between 1920–21, and then as constitutionally-elected President of the Republic between 1921 and 1925....
, Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey
Daniel Salamanca Urey
Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey was President of Bolivia from March 5, 1931 until he was overthrown in a coup d'état on November 27, 1934, during the country's disastrous Chaco War with Paraguay.-Political career:...
, José María Escalier and General José Manuel Pando
José Manuel Pando
José Manuel Inocencio Pando Solares was President of Bolivia between October 1899 and August 1904. Born in Luribay , he studied medicine, joined the army during the War of the Pacific against Chile , and later dedicated himself to exploring his country's vast and thinly populated lowland forests...
– created the Republican Party.
Platform of Republican Party was preoccupied with the recovery of Bolivia's lost maritime territories and typically demanded more morality in government, but its the program differed little from traditional Liberal slogans. In 1917, the Republicans ran Presidential candidate but were defeated in the Liberal-controlled elections.
Republican Party grabbed power in a bloodless coup on 12 July, 1920.
After the revolution of 1920 the Republican party split into two factions, each headed by highly personalistic political caudillos, both of whom coveted the presidency: José María Escalier of the Genuine Republican Party
Genuine Republican Party
The Genuine Republican Party or "Escalieristas" was founded in Bolivia in 1921 by José María Escalier and Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey following a split in the Republican Party....
(Escalieristas), and Bautista Saavedra
Bautista Saavedra
Rosa Bautista Saavedra Mallea was President of Bolivia, first as part of a governing junta between 1920–21, and then as constitutionally-elected President of the Republic between 1921 and 1925....
of the Republican Socialist Party (Saavedristas).