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Blue Party (Dominican Republic)

Blue Party
Partido Azul
Historic leadersGregorio Luperón (first)
Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (last)
Founded1865 (1865)
Dissolved1930 (1930)
Succeeded byLiberal Party of the Dominican Republic
IdeologyClassical liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Democratic socialism
Economic liberalism
Egalitarianism
Liberal nationalism
National liberalism
Progressivism
Radicalism
Secularism
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre
Centre-left to Centre-right
ReligionSecular
International affiliationInternational Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties
Colors  Blue
Election symbol

The Blue Party (Spanish: Partido Azul), also known as the National Party, Liberal Party, or National Liberal Party[1] and 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 in the 20th century,[2] and were opposed to Los Coludos (Spanish for 'The Long-tailed Ones') or Red Party, led by Horacio Vásquez.[3][4]

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.[2] The Blue Party was banned in 1930 after Rafael Trujillo’s coup. Founded by intellectuals, Santo Domingo liberals, merchants and large peasant proprietors, 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

References

  1. ^ Tejada, A. M. (1975). El partido rojo, el partido azul y el partido verde. Eme Eme : Estudios Dominicanos, 3(16), 21-42
  2. ^ a b "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. ^ Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  4. ^ 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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