Red Party (Dominican Republic)

Red Party
Partido Rojo
Historic leaders Buenaventura Báez (first)
Ramón Cáceres (last)
Founded 1865 (1865)
Dissolved 1930 (1930)
Headquarters Santo Domingo
Ideology Conservatism
Political position Right-wing
Religion Catholic Church
International affiliation None
Colors      Red
Politics of the Dominican Republic
Political parties
Elections

The Red Party (Spanish: Partido Rojo), also nicknamed together The Sharks (Spanish: Los Coludos), was an historical Dominican political party from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. Ramón Cáceres and Horacio Vásquez were the main leaders of this party.[1][2] The followers of this party were also known as Horacistas.[3]

The symbol of this party, and where its name came from, was a rooster with its tail, where the rivals' symbol Los Bolos was tailless.[3] The Red Party was banned in 1930 after the Rafael Trujillo's coup. It's ideological heir is the Social Christian Reformist Party.

References

  1. Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Sierra, Jimmy. "Los Partidos Politicos Dominicanos" (in Spanish). ArribaSantoDomingo.com. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. 1 2 "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Retrieved 2010-12-23.

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