Dominican Revolutionary Party

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The Dominican Revolutionary Party is a major social-democratic political party in the Dominican Republic that has played a central role in the country’s modern democratic and reformist movements.

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instanceOf political party
advocatesFor democracy
political and institutional reforms
social justice
color blue
white
continent North America
country Dominican Republic
focusesOn electoral politics
social and economic reforms
foundedBy Juan Bosch
other Dominican exiles
foundedIn 1941
Havana, Cuba
hasAbbreviation PRD
hasMembership mass membership base among urban and rural voters
hasRole governing party in the Dominican Republic at various times
major political party in the Dominican Republic
opposition party in the Dominican Republic
hasSplit Modern Revolutionary Party
hasWomenWing women’s organization associated with the PRD
hasWon presidential elections in the Dominican Republic
hasYouthWing youth organization associated with the PRD
headquartersLocation Santo Domingo
historicalContext founded in exile during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship
ideology democratic socialism
social democracy
influencedBy Latin American social democracy
languageOfName Spanish
nativeName Partido Revolucionario Dominicano
notableEvent victory of Hipólito Mejía in the 2000 Dominican presidential election
victory of Juan Bosch in the 1962 Dominican general election
notableLeader Hipólito Mejía
José Francisco Peña Gómez
Juan Bosch
Miguel Vargas Maldonado
operatesInSystem multi-party system of the Dominican Republic
participatedIn democratic transition of the Dominican Republic
reformist movements in the Dominican Republic
participatesIn Dominican legislative elections
Dominican municipal elections
politicalPosition centre-left
region Caribbean
shortName PRD
typeOfOrganization political organization

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1963 Dominican coup d’état removedLeaderParty Dominican Revolutionary Party
José Francisco Peña Gómez memberOf Dominican Revolutionary Party
José Francisco Peña Gómez politicalParty Dominican Revolutionary Party
Joaquín Balaguer presidency conflict Dominican Revolutionary Party
Juan Bosch founderOf Partido Revolucionario Dominicano
linked to: Dominican Revolutionary Party
Dominican Revolutionary Party nativeName Partido Revolucionario Dominicano
linked to: Dominican Revolutionary Party