Popular Front (Chile)

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Popular Front (Chile) was a left-leaning coalition of Chilean political parties in the late 1930s that united radicals, socialists, and communists to support reformist governments and social-democratic policies.

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instanceOf political coalition
cameToPowerThrough 1938 Chilean presidential election
coalitionPartnerRole Radical Party of Chile as leading party
country Chile
electoralVictory 1938 Chilean presidential election
endTime 1941
followedBy Radical-led coalition governments in the 1940s
goal defense of democracy
improvement of workers' rights
industrialization of Chile
social reforms
hasPart Communist Party of Chile
Confederación de Trabajadores de Chile
Democratic Party (Chile)
Radical Party of Chile
Radical Socialist Party (Chile)
Socialist Party of Chile
Workers' Socialist Party (Chile)
trade union organizations
historicalContext interwar period
rise of fascism in Europe
ideology left-wing politics
popular front
social democracy
implementedPolicy creation of state development institutions
expansion of public education
labor legislation reforms
state-led industrialization
support for small and medium industry
included middle-class sectors
segments of the intelligentsia
urban workers
inspiredBy French Popular Front
linked to: Popular Front

Spanish Popular Front
language Spanish
opposed Nazism
authoritarian right-wing forces in Chile
fascism
politicalPosition centre-left
left-wing
precededBy looser anti-oligarchic alliances in Chile
slogan Gobernar es educar
startTime 1936
supported Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Aguirre Cerda presidential campaign
supportedGovernment Pedro Aguirre Cerda administration
timePeriod early 1940s
late 1930s

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Radical Party of Chile participatedIn Popular Front (Chile)