The National Party of the Fatherland ( es, Partido Nacional "Pro-Patria"), usually translated as the National Pro Patria Party or simply the Pro Patria Party, was a

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

which was the sole-legal political party in

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from its establishment in 1933 until its dissolution in 1945. The party was founded by President General

Maximiliano Hernández Martínez Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (20 October 1882 – 15 May 1966) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the president of El Salvador from 4 December 1931 to 28 August 1934 in an acting capacity and again in an officia ...

to support his government.

History

The National Pro Patria Party was founded in June 1933 by General

, the acting

president of El Salvador The president of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de El Salvador), officially known as the President of the Republic of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de la República de El Salvador), is the Head of State, head of state and Head of Government, head ...

, to support his presidential campaign for the upcoming 1935 presidential election. The National Pro Patria Party was the country's sole-legal political party. The party was governed by the supreme council, which was composed of Hernández Martínez, members of his cabinet, and other high ranking government officials. It had its first meeting in July 1933. In the 1935 election, Hernández Martínez was the only candidate, winning all 329,55 votes. He again ran unopposed in the 1939 presidential election, where he again won all 210,810 votes, and again in

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, however, no results were published. After an attempted coup and widespread student protests against his government, Hernández Martínez resigned and fled the country in May 1944. He was succeeded by

Andrés Ignacio Menéndez Brigadier General Andrés Ignacio Menéndez (1 February 1879–7 June 1962) was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He served as President of El Salvador from 29 August 1934 to 1 March 1935 and again from 9 May to 20 October 1944. He was overthr ...

, but he was deposed by

Osmín Aguirre y Salinas Osmín Aguirre y Salinas (25 December 1889 – 17 July 1977) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the provisional president of El Salvador from 21 October 1944 until 1 March 1945. A Colonel in the Salvadoran Army, Ag ...

in October 1944, ending the rule of the National Pro Patria Party. The party was declared to be dissolved by the Salvadoran government in 1945.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Legislative Assembly elections

National Pro Patria Party presidents of El Salvador

Timeline

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