The Social Democrat Party ( es, Partido Social Demócrata, PSD) was a

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founded on 11 September 1967 by the Senator Luis Fernando Luengo and the Deputy Patricio Hurtado Pereira.

History

Luis Fernando Luengo was a member of the National Democratic Party and Patricio Hurtado, had renounced his membership in the

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to create the Movement of National Rebellion ( es, Movimiento de Rebeldía Nacional, MORENA) in 1964. The party was one deputy and one senator. For the 1969 elections the party elected one senator but had no deputies. In the presidential elections of 1970 the party supported

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the fir ...

and on 11 August 1972 the party was dissolved and its members moved to the Radical Party. Among its leaders were Lautaro Ojeda, Plácido Contreras, Juan Tuma, Eugenio Tuma, Humberto Martones Morales, Enrique Martones Morales, Gabriel Luengo, Hernán Giles, Manuel Yáñez, the doctor Óscar Jiménez Pinochet, Uberlinda Lagos Reyes, Luis Urra Muena, Francisco González and Manuel González.

References

{{reflist Defunct political parties in Chile Political parties established in 1967 Political parties disestablished in 1972 1967 establishments in Chile 1972 disestablishments in Chile