National Leftist Revolutionary Union
National Leftist Revolutionary Union Unión Nacional Izquierdista Revolucionaria | |
|---|---|
| President | Jorge Eliecer Gaitan |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Dissolved | 1935 |
| Split from | Liberal Party |
| Merged into | Liberal Party |
| Ideology | Communism |
| Political position | far-left |
The National Leftist Revolutionary Union was a radical political party that operated in Colombia in the early 1930s.
History
The communist movement was founded in 1933 by populist leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan after he broke with the Liberals. In 1935 Gaitan decided to rejoin the Liberal party, eventually disbanding the National Leftist Revolutionary Union in the same year.[1]
References
- ^ Sharpless, Richard E.: Gaitàn of Colombia. A Political Biography, Pittsburgh 1978, page 71-85.