United Socialist Party (Bolivia)
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The United Socialist Party (Spanish
: Partido Socialista Unificado, PSU) was founded on 15 march, 1936, as the result of a split in the Nationalist Party
in 1936 and the adhesion of some prominent members of the Republican Socialist Party in 1937, and backed by Legion of Veterans
and by the regional socialist groups.
The leaders of the party were Enrique Baldivieso
, José Tamayo, Fernando Campero Álvarez, Gabriel Gosalvez, Javier Paz Campero, Vicente Mendoza López, Hugo Ernst Rivera, Alberto Saracho, Carlos Salinas Aramayo, Francisco Lazcano Soruco, Armando Arce, and Augusto Céspedes .
“It espoused a somewhat confused corporativist philosophy, urging extensive government intervention in the economy, compulsory unionization of all workers, and the establishment of a legislature on the basis of functional, rather than geographical, representation”.
The United Socialist Party was associated with the revolutionary governments of Colonels José David Toro Ruilova and Germán Busch Becerra
, between 1936 and 1939. For the 1938 elections, the United Socialist Party was the component of the pro-military United Socialist Front
.
The United Socialist Party elected some deputies of National Congress in 1940, and during the first 2 years of Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo
's administration they were among the government's opponents in parliament. However, in his third year in office, Enrique Peñaranda
formed a so-called cabinet of concentration which the United Socialist Party joined. It was in office when the Enrique Peñaranda
government was overthrown on 20 December, 1943.
With the coup d'état of 1943 and the coming to power of Major Gualberto Villarroel López
, the United Socialist Party split, with a dissident group forming the Independent Socialist Party
, which for some time cooperated with the Gualberto Villarroel
regime.
With the overthrow of Gualberto Villarroel
, on 10 November, 1946, both of these groups joined with the Genuine Republican Party
and the Republican Socialist Party to created the Republican Socialist Unity Party
.
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...
: Partido Socialista Unificado, PSU) was founded on 15 march, 1936, as the result of a split in the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Bolivia)
The Nationalist Party was a Bolivian reformist and nationalist political party.The Nationalist Party was founded on 29 December 1926 by Presinent of the Republic Hernando Siles Reyes and a group of young intellectuals, such as Augusto Céspedes, Carlos Montenegro, and Enrique Baldivieso.Hernando...
in 1936 and the adhesion of some prominent members of the Republican Socialist Party in 1937, and backed by Legion of Veterans
Legion of Veterans
The Legion of Veterans was a Bolivian powerful political organization between 1936 and 1939.The Legion of Veterans was established by Colonel Germán Busch Becerra on 13 September, 1935, after the Chaco War....
and by the regional socialist groups.
The leaders of the party were Enrique Baldivieso
Enrique Baldivieso
Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1938 to 1939, during the presidency of Germán Busch.-References:...
, José Tamayo, Fernando Campero Álvarez, Gabriel Gosalvez, Javier Paz Campero, Vicente Mendoza López, Hugo Ernst Rivera, Alberto Saracho, Carlos Salinas Aramayo, Francisco Lazcano Soruco, Armando Arce, and Augusto Céspedes .
“It espoused a somewhat confused corporativist philosophy, urging extensive government intervention in the economy, compulsory unionization of all workers, and the establishment of a legislature on the basis of functional, rather than geographical, representation”.
The United Socialist Party was associated with the revolutionary governments of Colonels José David Toro Ruilova and Germán Busch Becerra
Germán Busch
Germán Busch Becerra was a former Bolivian military officer, hero of the Chaco War , and president of Bolivia between 1937 and 1939.Germán Busch was born in San Javier, in central Bolivia's hot, fertile, coffee-growing region to a physician, a German...
, between 1936 and 1939. For the 1938 elections, the United Socialist Party was the component of the pro-military United Socialist Front
United Socialist Front
The United Socialist Front was an electoral political alliance of left-wing and socialist political parties and organizations....
.
The United Socialist Party elected some deputies of National Congress in 1940, and during the first 2 years of Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo
Enrique Peñaranda
Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo was a Bolivian general who served as commander of his country's forces during the second half of the Chaco War...
's administration they were among the government's opponents in parliament. However, in his third year in office, Enrique Peñaranda
Enrique Peñaranda
Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo was a Bolivian general who served as commander of his country's forces during the second half of the Chaco War...
formed a so-called cabinet of concentration which the United Socialist Party joined. It was in office when the Enrique Peñaranda
Enrique Peñaranda
Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo was a Bolivian general who served as commander of his country's forces during the second half of the Chaco War...
government was overthrown on 20 December, 1943.
With the coup d'état of 1943 and the coming to power of Major Gualberto Villarroel López
Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel López was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies, and is sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Domingo Perón...
, the United Socialist Party split, with a dissident group forming the Independent Socialist Party
Independent Socialist Party (1944)
The Independent Socialist Party was founded in 1944 by Enrique Baldivieso, José Tamayo, Fernando Campero Álvarez and Augusto Guzmán, former leaders of the United Socialist Party....
, which for some time cooperated with the Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel López was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies, and is sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Domingo Perón...
regime.
With the overthrow of Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel
Gualberto Villarroel López was the head of state of Bolivia from December 20, 1943 to July 21, 1946. A reformist, he is nonetheless remembered for his alleged fascist sympathies, and is sometimes compared with Argentina's Juan Domingo Perón...
, on 10 November, 1946, both of these groups joined with the Genuine Republican Party
Genuine Republican Party
The Genuine Republican Party or "Escalieristas" was founded in Bolivia in 1921 by José María Escalier and Daniel Domingo Salamanca Urey following a split in the Republican Party....
and the Republican Socialist Party to created the Republican Socialist Unity Party
Republican Socialist Unity Party
The Republican Socialist Unity Party was a political party founded on 10 November, 1946 in Bolivia as the fusion of the Republican Socialist Party, the Genuine Republican Party, the United Socialist Party, and the Independent Socialist Party.The PURS was a last-ditch effort of Bolivia's...
.