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{{Infobox political party|name=Revolutionary Nationalist Movement|founded=7 June 1942|political_orientation='''Current:'''<br>[[Liberal]] [[conservatism]]<br>'''Historical:'''<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Left-wing]] [[nationalism]]}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Revolutionary Nationalist Movement|founded=7 June 1942|political_orientation='''Current:'''<br>[[Liberal]] [[conservatism]]<br>'''Historical:'''<br>[[Social democracy]]<br>[[Left-wing]] [[nationalism]]}} | ||
The '''Revolutionary Nationalist Movement''' (Spanish: ''Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario'', '''MNR''') is a political party in [[Plurinational State of Bolivia|Bolivia]]. Under [[Víctor Paz Estenssoro]], | The '''Revolutionary Nationalist Movement''' (Spanish: ''Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario'', '''MNR''') is a political party in [[Plurinational State of Bolivia|Bolivia]]. It began as a progressive nationalist party but began shifting to the right in the late 1950s.<ref name=":12222" /> | ||
== History == | |||
Under [[Víctor Paz Estenssoro]], the MNR nationalist revolution in 1952 that expanded voting rights to women and illiterate people, nationalized the tin industry, redistributed land, and weakened the military. The party began to shift to the right in the late 1950s, when Paz sought support from the church and military instead of the working people. He helped the military crush the [[Peasantry|peasants]] and tin miners and removed his running mate [[Juan Lechín]], who was a socialist.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=La Paz|page=135–8|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:23, 25 June 2023
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement | |
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| Founded | 7 June 1942 |
| Political orientation | Current: Liberal conservatism Historical: Social democracy Left-wing nationalism |
The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Nacional Revolucionario, MNR) is a political party in Bolivia. It began as a progressive nationalist party but began shifting to the right in the late 1950s.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Under Víctor Paz Estenssoro, the MNR nationalist revolution in 1952 that expanded voting rights to women and illiterate people, nationalized the tin industry, redistributed land, and weakened the military. The party began to shift to the right in the late 1950s, when Paz sought support from the church and military instead of the working people. He helped the military crush the peasants and tin miners and removed his running mate Juan Lechín, who was a socialist.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'La Paz' (pp. 135–8). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]