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Independent Patriotic Legion (in Spanish: Legión Patriótica Independiente), was a political party in Peru, founded in 1944, in order to launch the presidential campaign of Eloy G. Ureta. [1]

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References

  1. Torres Andonayre, Luisa Magaly (2012). Módulo de Formación Política: Aproximaciones para el estudio de los partidos y organizaciones políticas en el Perú (in Spanish). Lima: Jurado Nacional de Elecciones. p. 51. ISBN   978-612-4150-08-1.