Progressive Liberal Party (Guatemala)

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Progressive Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Progresista
Leader Jorge Ubico Castañeda (1922–1944)
Federico Ponce Vaides (1944)
Founded1922
Legalised1925
Dissolved1944
Split from Liberal Party
Headquarters Guatemala City
Ideology Ubicoism
Economic liberalism [1] [2]
Liberalism [3] [4]
Nationalism [1]
Anti-communism [1] [5] [6] [7]
Federalism
Political position Right-wing to far-right

The Progressive Liberal Party was a political party in Guatemala. [8] It had a nationalistic and liberal ideology. It was founded in 1922, and dissolved in 1944.

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The party, led by Jorge Ubico won the 1931 general election unopposed. [9] [10]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionCandidateVotes%Result
1922 Jorge Ubico
5%
LostRed x.svg
1926 Jorge Ubico 36,940
11.39%
LostRed x.svg
1931 Jorge Ubico 305,841
100%
ElectedGreen check.svg

Legislative Assembly elections

ElectionVotes%PositionSeats+/–Status in legislature
1923 0%Steady2.svg 2nd
0 / 69
Steady2.svg 0Opposition
1925 50612.73%Steady2.svg 2nd
0 / 69
Steady2.svg 0Opposition
1926 36,94011.39%Steady2.svg 2nd
5 / 69
Increase2.svg 5Opposition
1927 0%Steady2.svg 2nd
0 / 69
Decrease2.svg 5Opposition
1929 15.28%Steady2.svg 2nd
6 / 69
Increase2.svg 6Opposition
1931 305,841100%Increase2.svg 1st
69 / 69
Increase2.svg 63Government
1935 100%Steady2.svg 1st
69 / 69
Steady2.svg 0Government
1944 44,57191.84%Steady2.svg 1st
5 / 5
Decrease2.svg 64Government

Presidents of Guatemala

No.PresidentTerm startTerm endTerm lengthVice President
1
(21)
Presidente Jorge Ubico Castaneda.png Jorge Ubico
(1878–1946)
14 February 19311 July 194413 years, 138 daysVacant
2
(–)
Federicoponcevaides.jpg Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
(1889–1956)
1 July 194420 October 1944111 daysVacant

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mayra Valladares de Ruiz. "EL P ARllDO LIBERAL Y OTRAS ·FUERZAS POLÍTICAS 1871-1944" (PDF). Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. Consejo Editorial de Plaza Pública. "Más inteligencia civil y menos populismo" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  3. Más inteligencia civil y menos populismo
  4. "Ubico, ¿Le debe algo la Historia?" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. "1878: nace el ex presidente Jorge Ubico" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. "1956: Guatemala termina la guerra con Alemania" . Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  7. "Central America in the 1930s". www.fsmitha.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. "Timeline: Guatemala". 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  9. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook. Nohlen, Dieter. New York. 2005. ISBN   0-19-925358-7. OCLC   58051010.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)