Conservative Party (Venezuela) Explained

Conservative Party
Native Name:Spanish; Castilian: Partido Conservador
Leader1 Title:Leader(s)
Leader1 Name:José Antonio Páez
José María Vargas
Andrés Narvarte
Carlos Soublette
Ideology:Conservatism
Centralization
Manchesterism
Liberal legalism[1]
Colours:Crimson
Country:Venezuela

The Conservative Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Conservador, PC) was a political party in Venezuela, founded in 1830. It was the rival of the Liberal Party.

History

The party very successfully promoted conservative policies during the early days of the Republic. Several of the early presidents of the country were members of the Conservative Party.

List of presidents

[2] PortraitStateTerm of officeTerm[3]
1José Antonio Páez Portuguesa13 January 1830–20 January 18351
2Andrés Narvarte Vargas20 January 1835–9 February 1835
3José María Vargas Vargas9 February 1835–9 July 18352
4José María Carreño Miranda27 July 1835–20 August 1835
(3)José María Vargas Vargas20 August 1835–24 April 1836
(2)Andrés Narvarte Vargas24 April 1836–20 January 1837
(4)José María Carreño Miranda27 January 1837–11 March 1837
5Carlos Soublette Vargas11 March 1837–1 February 1839
(1)José Antonio Páez Portuguesa1 February 1839–28 January 18433
(5)Carlos Soublette Vargas28 January 1843–20 January 18474
6José Tadeo Monagas Monagas20 January 1847–5 February 18515

United States of Venezuela

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partidos políticos. Historia de Venezuela para nosotros. https://web.archive.org/web/20080127150305/http://www.fundacionempresaspolar.org/nosotros/educacional/instituc/partpoli.html. dead. January 27, 2008. Fundación Empresas Polar. January 27, 2008.
  2. For the purposes of numbering, a presidency is defined as an uninterrupted period of time in office served by one person. For example, Carlos Soublette was both the 8th and 10th President because the two periods where he was president were not consecutive. A period during which a vice-president temporarily becomes acting president under the Constitution is not a presidency, because the president remains in office during such a period.
  3. For the purposes of numbering, a term is a period between two presidential elections. Some terms might be longer than originally expected due to coup d'états or the installation of military dictatorships, thus extending the time between two elections. Venezuela's unique history has allowed several presidents to serve during a single term, as well as some presidents, such as Jose Maria Vargas, serving twice during a single term.