The Renewal Crusade ( es, Cruzada Renovadora) is a

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in San Juan Province,

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. The party was founded by

Alfredo Avelín Alfredo Avelín (1 May 1927 – 26 January 2012) was an Argentine politician, physician and author. He served as Governor of his province of San Juan Province (Argentina), San Juan and as a member of the Argentine Senate and Argentine Chamber of De ...

on after he left the

Radical Civic Union The Radical Civic Union ( es, Unión Cívica Radical, UCR) is a centrist and social-liberal political party in Argentina. It has been ideologically heterogeneous, ranging from social liberalism to social democracy. The UCR is a member of the So ...

. Avelín would represent the party as Mayor of San Juan City and as national deputy and senator until 1999. In that year, Avelín was elected as Governor of San Juan heading an alliance of parties opposed to the

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. He was impeached as governor in 2002 after a period of great financial instability and public unrest. Avelín's daughter, Nancy Avelín, also represented the party in the

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and stood for the governorship in 2007. Her brother Afredo Avelín Nollens was Mayor of San Juan from 1999 to 2003. Afredo Avelín remains the President of the Party, with Avelín Nollens as Vice-President.http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/elecciones/comunicaciones/ppfiltervigentes.asp?IDDST=18

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