Social Conservative Party
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The Social Conservative Party (Spanish
: Partido Social Conservador - PSC) is a right-wing conservative Nicaraguan political party founded by its leader Fernando Agüero
back in 1988. The PSC received legal status in 1989 and participated in the 1990 elections as an independent party. Fernando Agüero
was the conservative presidential candidate of the 1966 National Opposition Union
(UNO) against the Somoza
regime. In a UNO political rally in support of the candidacy of Agüero
in Managua on January 22, 1967, the National Guard killed hundreds of oppositors.
Four years later, in 1971, Agüero
signed the "Kupia-Kumi (Miskitu; translates as "One Heart") Pact" with Somoza
whereby the Conservatives had their congressional quota increased to 40 per cent, a constituent assembly was established, and a triumvirate composed of Agüero
and two Somocistas
designated to rule until the end of 1974.
Before the 2006 elections, the party joined the Alliance for the Republic
and then the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Partido Social Conservador - PSC) is a right-wing conservative Nicaraguan political party founded by its leader Fernando Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
back in 1988. The PSC received legal status in 1989 and participated in the 1990 elections as an independent party. Fernando Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
was the conservative presidential candidate of the 1966 National Opposition Union
1966 National Opposition Union
The 1966 National Opposition Union was a Nicaraguan political coalition founded on October 24, 1966 by the Conservative Party , the Social Christian Party and the Independent Liberal Party to challenge the candidacy of Anastasio Somoza Debayle in the 1967 Nicaraguan presidential election...
(UNO) against the Somoza
Somoza
The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty who ruled Nicaragua as an hereditary dictatorship. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard...
regime. In a UNO political rally in support of the candidacy of Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
in Managua on January 22, 1967, the National Guard killed hundreds of oppositors.
Four years later, in 1971, Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
signed the "Kupia-Kumi (Miskitu; translates as "One Heart") Pact" with Somoza
Somoza
The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty who ruled Nicaragua as an hereditary dictatorship. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard...
whereby the Conservatives had their congressional quota increased to 40 per cent, a constituent assembly was established, and a triumvirate composed of Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
and two Somocistas
Somoza
The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty who ruled Nicaragua as an hereditary dictatorship. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard...
designated to rule until the end of 1974.
Before the 2006 elections, the party joined the Alliance for the Republic
Alliance for the Republic
The Alliance for the Republic is a right-wing liberal-conservative Nicaraguan political party founded in 2004 by dissident liberals from the Constitutional Liberal Party and the Conservative Party including Enrique Bolaños, who was President of Nicaragua at the time.APRE won 3 major offices in...
and then the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance
The Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance is a political party in Nicaragua. It was started in 2005 by Eduardo Montealegre and other members of the Constitutional Liberal Party who opposed former President of the country Arnoldo Alemán's continued control of the PLC even after he had been found guilty of...
.