Progressive Liberal Party (Guatemala)

The Progressive Liberal Party was a political party in Guatemala.[6] It had a nationalistic and liberal ideology. It was founded in 1922, and dissolved in 1944.

Progressive Liberal Party
Partido Liberal Progresista
LeaderJorge Ubico Castañeda (1922–1944)
Federico Ponce Vaides (1944)
Founded1922
Legalised1925
Dissolved1944
Split fromLiberal Party
HeadquartersGuatemala City
IdeologyUbicoism
Economic liberalism[1][2]
Nationalism[1]
Anti-communism[1][3][4][5]
Political positionRight-wing to far-right

The party, led by Jorge Ubico won the 1931 general election unopposed.[7][8]

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate Votes % Result
1922 Jorge Ubico
5%
Lost  N
1926 Jorge Ubico 36,940
11.39%
Lost  N
1931 Jorge Ubico 305,841
100%
Elected  Y

Legislative Assembly elections

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Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature
1923 0%   2nd
0 / 69
  0 Opposition
1925 506 12.73%   2nd
0 / 69
  0 Opposition
1926 36,940 11.39%   2nd
5 / 69
  5 Opposition
1927 0%   2nd
0 / 69
  5 Opposition
1929 15.28%   2nd
6 / 69
  6 Opposition
1931 305,841 100%   1st
69 / 69
  63 Government
1935 100%   1st
69 / 69
  0 Government
1944 44,571 91.84%   1st
5 / 5
  64 Government

Presidents of Guatemala

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No. President Term start Term end Term length Vice President
1
(21)
  Jorge Ubico
(1878–1946)
14 February 1931 1 July 1944 13 years, 138 days Vacant
2
(–)
  Juan Federico Ponce Vaides
(1889–1956)
1 July 1944 20 October 1944 111 days Vacant

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Ubico, ¿Le debe algo la Historia?". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "1878: nace el ex presidente Jorge Ubico". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "1956: Guatemala termina la guerra con Alemania". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Central America in the 1930s". www.fsmitha.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. ^ "Timeline: Guatemala". 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. ^ 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)
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