Democratic Left Movement (Peru)
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Democratic Left Movement (in Spanish
: Movimiento Democrático de Izquierda or MDI), was a political party
in Peru
founded in 1992 by small group that had left Socialist Political Action
(APS), Movement of Socialist Affirmation
(MAS), Revolutionary Mariateguist Party
(PMR) and Revolutionary Communist Party
(PCR).
MDI contested the general elections 1992 and municipal elections 1993. Later it dissolved.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Movimiento Democrático de Izquierda or MDI), was a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
founded in 1992 by small group that had left Socialist Political Action
Socialist Political Action
Socialist Political Action , was a political party in Peru that was founded in 1980 by Gustavo Mohme Llona. It participated in the general elections in 1980, and on the lists of IU in 1985 and 1990. It was the co-founder of Democratic Left Movement in 1992....
(APS), Movement of Socialist Affirmation
Movement of Socialist Affirmation
The Movement of Socialist Affirmation was formed in 1989 by left christian elements of IU. Leaders included Henry Pease, Rolando Ames and Gloria Helfer. It worked within IU in the 1989 and 1990 elections. In 1992 it broke with IU, and was one of the organizations founding MDI. MAS worked with MDI...
(MAS), Revolutionary Mariateguist Party
Revolutionary Mariateguist Party
Revolutionary Mariateguist Party , was a political party in Peru founded in 1989, through a split in the Mariateguist Unified Party . Leaders of PMR included Agustín Haya de la Torre, Santiago Pedráglio and Miguel Azcueta. It contested on the lists of IU in the municipal elections 1989 and the...
(PMR) and Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party (Peru)
Revolutionary Communist Party was a communist party in Peru. PCR was formed in 1974, through a split in the Revolutionary Vanguard. PCR was founded by Manuel Danmert, Agustín Haya and Santiago Pedraglio....
(PCR).
MDI contested the general elections 1992 and municipal elections 1993. Later it dissolved.