The Revolutionary Isthmian Party (in Spanish: Partido Istmeño Revolucionario (PIR)) was a Panamanian left-wing political party.
Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Central America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's 4 million people.
A political party is an organized group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government. The party agrees on some proposed policies and programmes, with a view to promoting the collective good or furthering their supporters' interests.
It was founded in 1964 [1] by Álvaro Menéndez Franco. [2] In 1964 this party comprised part of the National Opposition Union that supported Marco Aurelio Robles. [3]
Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez was President of Panama from October 1, 1964 to September 30, 1968. He studied at the University of Panama and at the Sorbonne. Before his presidency, he served on diplomatic missions in France and United Kingdom and also as Minister of Justice (1960-1964).
Álvaro Menéndez Franco, a poet and President of the National Council of Writers of Panama, a formerly presided over the Panama City Council, was the leader of National Action Vanguard (VAN). The VAN is known to be financed from Havana. [4] The VAN was only one of the more than twenty Communist-front organizations that were active in the flag war. [5]
Panama City is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has an urban population of 880,691, with over 1.5 million in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce.
The name of Álvaro Menéndez Franco also appeared on the ballot of the PIR for deputy in the Panamá Province (1964). [6]
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as its provincial capital. The governor of the province is Rafael Pino Pinto, appointed by President Varela and sworn in on 4 July 2014.
In 1964 the PIR polled 933 votes (00.29%) and was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal.
