Democratic Union Party (Cuba)

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Democratic Union Party
Partido Unión Democrática
Founded 1899
Dissolved 1901
Ideology Conservatism

The Democratic Union Party (Spanish : Partido Unión Democrática) was a political party in Cuba. The party was founded in 1899 by conservative sectors. [1] In an alliance with the Republican Party of Havana, the DUP won the Constitutional Assembly elections in 1900. The DUP was dissolved in 1901.

Spanish language Romance language

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References

  1. ↑ Averhoff Purón, Mario. Los primeros partidos políticos. La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro, 1971. p. 32


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