Blue Party (Dominican Republic)
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Blue Party Partido Azul | |
|---|---|
| Historic leaders | Gregorio Luperón (first) Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (last) |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Dissolved | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left |
| Colors | Blue |
The Blue Party (Spanish: Partido Azul), also nicknamed together The Tailless (Spanish: Los Bolos), was a historical Dominican political party from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. Ulises Heureaux and Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra were the main leaders of this party,[1] and were opposed to Los Coludos (Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)) or Red Party, led by Horacio Vásquez[2][3]
The name of the party came from the popularity of rooster fighting in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Bolos literally means Tailless.[1] The Blue Party was banned in 1930 after Rafael Trujillo’s coup. It does not technically have an ideological heir, although the Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic tends to identify with a similar type of liberalism.
See also
- Category:Blue Party (Dominican Republic) politicians
- Political parties in the Dominican Republic
- History of the Dominican Republic
References
- ^ a b "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Sierra, Jimmy. "Los Partidos Politicos Dominicanos" (in Spanish). ArribaSantoDomingo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
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