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Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

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Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

Founded7 June 1942
Political orientationCurrent:
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]

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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]

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