Colorado Party (Uruguay)
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Template:Politics of Uruguay The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado) is a political party in Uruguay. It agroups both liberal and social-democrat groups. It was the officialist party almost without interruption between the stablisment of the republic. Some of it's major historical leaders were Fructuoso Rivera, Venancio Flores, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Luis Batlle Berres, Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo and Jorge Batlle.
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The begining
The big war
The first Batllism
Terrism
The second Batllism
Pacheco, Bordaberry and the coup d'etat
The return to democracy
The crisis
The party today
The colorado party collapsed in the 2004 elections, when it's candidate Guillermo Stirling sufferd it's worst defeat ever. Today, the party is a weak opposition with only three Senators.
See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Uruguay
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