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National Leftist Revolutionary Union

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National Leftist Revolutionary Union
Unión Nacional Izquierdista Revolucionaria
AbbreviationUNIR
PresidentJorge Eliécer Gaitán
Founded1933
Dissolved1935
Split fromLiberal Party
Merged intoLiberal Party
IdeologyLeft-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism
Democratic socialism
Anti-imperialism
Political positionLeft-wing

The National Leftist Revolutionary Union (Spanish: Unión Nacional Izquierdista Revolucionaria) was a radical political party that operated in Colombia in the early 1930s.

History

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The movement was founded in 1933 by populist leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán after he broke with the Liberal Party. In 1935, Gaitan decided to rejoin the Liberals, and disbanded the National Leftist Revolutionary Union in the same year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Sharpless, Richard E.: Gaitàn of Colombia. A Political Biography, Pittsburgh 1978, page 71-85.