Workers' Socialist Organization
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The Workers' Socialist Organization (Spanish
: Organización Socialista de los Trabajadores, OST) was a small Trotskyist political party
in Bolivia
.
The Workers' Socialist Organization was established by a dissident fraction which broke away from the Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
in 1978.
It was led by Sonia Montafto.
In 1979 the OST allied with the Socialist Party-One
and its candidate Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
.
In 1980 the OST allied with the Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left
and its candidate Juan Lechín Oquendo
.
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...
: Organización Socialista de los Trabajadores, OST) was a small Trotskyist 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 Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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The Workers' Socialist Organization was established by a dissident fraction which broke away from the Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
The Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party was a small Trotskyist political party in Bolivia....
in 1978.
It was led by Sonia Montafto.
In 1979 the OST allied with the Socialist Party-One
Socialist Party (Bolivia, 1971)
The Socialist Party was a left-wing political party in Bolivia.This Socialist Party was established on 1 May 1971 by the merger of three small parties supporting the former military Co-President and the President General Alfredo...
and its candidate Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz was a noted writer, dramatist, jourmalist, social commentator, university professor, and socialist political leader from Bolivia...
.
In 1980 the OST allied with the Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left
Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left
The Revolutionary Party of the Nationalist Left was a left-wing political party in Bolivia. It was founded in 1963 by the labor leader Juan Lechín Oquendo and by Mario Torres Calleja and Edwin Moller in lesser roles...
and its candidate Juan Lechín Oquendo
Juan Lechín Oquendo
Juan Lechín Oquendo was a labor-union leader and head of the Federation of Bolivian Mine Workers from 1944 to 1987 and the Bolivian Workers' Union from 1952 to 1987...
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