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Revolutionary Febrerista Party
The Revolutionary Febrerista Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Febrerista, PRF) is a democratic socialist party of Paraguay. It was established in 1951 by Rafael Franco, President of Paraguay from the February Revolution (Paraguay), February Revolution of 1936 until his overthrow in August 1937. History In 1936, Rafael Franco came to power in the February Revolution (Paraguay), February Revolution. A year and a half later, he was overthrown in a coup that brought the Liberal Party (Paraguay), Liberal Party's Félix Paiva to power and went into exile. Franco established the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, named after the revolution, on 11 December 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The party was initially banned in Paraguay, which was under a Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party regime at the time. The party was legalised in 1964 as it was no longer deemed to be a threat to President Alfredo Stroessner. In the 1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election, 1967 Constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina Duarte
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February Revolution (Paraguay)
February Revolution in Paraguay was a military coup d’état on February 17, 1936 that brought to power colonel Rafael Franco. The Revolution marked the end of Liberal Party (Paraguay), Liberal Party rule in Paraguay and started the ascendancy of military dictatorships that lasted for more than half a century. Franco's government rapidly carried out many reforms, one of which was "land reform" (the confiscation, and breaking up, of some large private land holdings). Franco was overthrown on August 13, 1937, but his influence and that of ''febreristas'' continued to influence Paraguayan politics and eventually led to the Paraguayan Civil War (1947), Paraguayan Civil war of 1947 and establishment of Revolutionary Febrerista Party in 1951. The revolution has been described as a "joint Marxist and fascist coup" which "laid the groundwork for the pro-Nazi dictatorship of Higinio Morínigo in 1940". Background The main idea behind the Revolution can be summoned with a fragment from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Paraguayan General Election
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General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election.Nohlen, pp426-432 Results President Senate Chamber of Deputies References Paraguay General Elections in Paraguay Presidential elections in Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Paraguayan General Election
General elections were held in Paraguay on 10 May 1998. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 Incumbent Juan Carlos Wasmosy could not run again, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term with no possibility of re-election. The presidential elections were won by Raúl Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party, who received 55.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 45 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 45 seats in the Senate, defeating the Democratic Alliance formed by the Authentic Radical Liberal Party and the National Encounter Party. Voter turnout was 80.5%.Nohlen, p426 To date, this is the only time since the restoration of democracy in Paraguay that a presidential candidate has been elected with a majority. Results President Senate Chamber of Deputies References Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Encounter Party
The National Encounter Party ( es, Partido Encuentro Nacional, PEN) is a political party in Paraguay. History The National Encounter Movement was established on 26 October 1991. Prior to the 1993 elections the National Encounter Party was established as a coalition of the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, the Christian Democratic Party, Asuncion for All and a breakaway faction of the Colorado Party. The elections saw the party receive 17.9% of the national vote, becoming the country's third largest party with nine seats in the Chamber of Deputies and eight in the Senate. Together with the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), it held a majority in the Chamber of Deputies opposed to the ruling Colorado Party. Its candidate in the presidential election, Guillermo Caballero Vargas, received 24.1% of the vote. For the 1998 general elections the party formed an alliance with the PLRA named the Democratic Alliance, with the party's President, Carlos Filizzola, providing the allianc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Paraguayan General Election
General elections were held in Paraguay on 9 May 1993.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 They were the first free elections in the country's 182-year history, the first with no military candidates since 1928, and the first since the adoption of a new constitution the previous summer. The presidential election was the first regular presidential election since the overthrow of longtime leader Alfredo Stroessner in 1989; incumbent Andrés Rodríguez was in office by virtue of winning a special election for the remainder of Stroessner's eighth term. Rodríguez had promised not to run for re-election for a full term, and was prevented from doing so by the new constitution, which barred a sitting president from re-election even if they had only served a partial term. Juan Carlos Wasmosy of the Colorado Party won the presidential election with 41.8 percent of the vote. He took office on 15 August, becoming the first civilian to hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%. Following the elections, a new constitution was promulgated in 1992. It reintroduced the position of Vice President and allowed for the President to be elected by a plurality of the vote. It also limited the President to a single five-year term, with no possibility of re-election even if the incumbent had only served a partial term. This provision meant that incumbent Andrés Rodríguez would have had to leave office in 1993 even without his promise to not run for a full term. Results References Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Paraguayan General Election
Early general elections were held in Paraguay on 1 May 1989 to elect the president and Chamber of Deputies. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 They were the first held since longtime president Alfredo Stroessner was toppled in a military coup on 3 February, seven months after being sworn in for an eighth term. For the first time in several years, the opposition was allowed to contest the elections more or less unmolested; the Communists were the only party that was banned from taking part.Nohlen, p416 Andrés Rodríguez, who had led the coup and had been serving as provisional president since then, was elected president in his own rightHistory Library of Congress Country Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Paraguayan General Election
General elections were held in Paraguay on 11 February 1968.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 Alfredo Stroessner of the Colorado Party won the presidential elections, whilst the Colorado Party won 20 of the 30 seats in the Senate and 40 of the 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Voter turnout was 73.1%.Nohlen, p426 This would be the lowest vote share Stroessner would claim in the six elections in which he nominally faced an opponent; on the other occasions, he claimed to win by margins of well over 80 percent. It would also be the only time in Stroessner's 35-year tenure that an opposition candidate would manage even 20 percent of the vote. Results References Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ... 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly Election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 7 May 1967.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p425 The Colorado Party won 80 of the 120 seats.Nohlen, p429 Voter turnout was 68.9%. Following the election, the country's fifth constitution was promulgated in August.Nohlen, p416 Results Constitutional amendments The new constitution drafted by the Assembly replaced the constitution of 1940. It limited the president to two five-year terms, but a transitory article stated that only those terms completed after the 1968 election would count toward the two-term limit.The Governmental System Library of Congress Country Studies
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Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan army officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 to 3 February 1989. Stroessner led a coup d'état on 4 May 1954 with the support of the army and the Colorado Party, with which he was affiliated. After a brief provisional government headed by Tomás Romero Pereira, he was the Colorado Party's presidential candidate for the 1954 general election, and was elected unopposed since all other parties were banned. He officially assumed the presidency on 15 August 1954, quickly suspended constitutional and civil rights, and began a period of harsh repression with the support of the army and the military police (which also served as a secret or political police) against anyone who opposed his authoritarian rule. Even when opposition parties were legalized in 1962, they were barely tolerated, and the repression continued. On 25 August 1967, he introduced a new co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Party (Paraguay)
The National Republican Association – Colorado Party (Spanish: ''Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado'', ANR-PC) is a right-wing political party in Paraguay, founded on 11 September 1887, by Bernardino Caballero. The party was defeated in 2008 after 61 years in power, but the party regained the presidency in the 2013 election. With almost 2 million members, it is the largest political party in the country. History 1887–1989 It initially ruled the country from 1887 until 1904. In 1946, it rejoined the government, together with the Febreristas, during Higinio Moríñigo's rule as President of Paraguay. From 1947 until 1962, the Colorado Party ruled Paraguay as a one-party state; all other political parties were illegal. In 1962, all national parties were nominally legalized; the Communist Party being deemed "international" remained illegal and its adherents repressed by the Paraguayan state. During the rule of Alfredo Stroessner all members of the armed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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