Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR

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The Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR (Spanish: Alianza de Fuerzas de la Izquierda Nacional del MNR, AFIN-MNR) was a leftist political party in Bolivia.

Spanish, or Castilian, is a Romance language that originated in the Iberian Peninsula and today has over 450 million native speakers in Spain, the Americas and a small part of Africa. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

A political party is an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda.

Bolivia Country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

In 1980 the left-wing group split from the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement and founded the Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR. Led by Roberto Jordán Pando. [1]

Revolutionary Nationalist Movement political party

The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party and the leading force behind the Bolivian National Revolution. It influenced much of the country's history since 1941.

In 1980 elections the AFIN-MNR presented Roberto Jordán Pando as presidential candidate; he won 1.31 per cent of the vote. [2]

In 1984 the AFIN-MNR merged with the Leftwing Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNRI).

The Leftwing Revolutionary Nationalist Movement was a centre-left political party in Bolivia.

In 1985 elections the MNRI presented Roberto Jordán Pando as presidential candidate.

Notes

  1. Political parties of the Americas: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Press, 1982. P. 139.
  2. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 2. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. P.153.

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