National Democratic Party (Argentina)
National Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Nacional | |
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Abbreviation | PDN |
President | Vicente Solano Lima (last) |
Founder | Robustiano Patrón Costas |
Founded | 1931 |
Dissolved | 1958 |
Preceded by | National Autonomist Party |
Succeeded by | Conservative People's Party Mendoza Democratic Party Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
Ideology | Conservatism[1] |
Political position | Center-right Originally: Right-wing |
National affiliation | Concordance (1931–43) |
Colours | Blue and white |
Party flag | |
The National Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Nacional, PDN) was a conservative political party in Argentina created in 1931. It was generally known simply as Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador).[2]
Along with the and the Independent Socialist Party (PSI) it was a part of the Concordancia, a coalition government that ruled between 1932 and 1943, a period of Argentine history known as the "Infamous Decade", characterised by massive voter fraud.
Among its leading figures were Robustiano Patrón Costas, Julio Argentino Pascual Roca, Manuel Fresco and Rodolfo Moreno. Ramón S. Castillo, Vice-President to Roberto María Ortiz, who went to serve as acting President between 1940 and 1942, and later as President until June 4, 1943, was a member of this party.
After the "Revolución Libertadora" (1955–1958), the military uprising which overthrew Juan Perón, the PDN fragmented into various parties such as the Conservative People's Party (PCP), the Democratic Party and the Centrist Democratic Party.
References[]
- ^ "Evocaron al doctor Emilio Hardoy en el Partido Demócrata". La Nación. 30 July 2002.
- ^ Walter, Richard J. (1984). "Politics, Parties, and Elections in Argentina's Province of Buenos Aires, 1912-42". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 64 (4): 707–735. JSTOR 2514751.
See also[]
- Infamous Decade
- Defunct political parties in Argentina
- Political parties established in 1931
- 1931 establishments in Argentina
- Political parties disestablished in 1958
- 1958 disestablishments in Argentina