National Leftist Revolutionary Union Explained

Country:Colombia
National Leftist Revolutionary Union
Native Name:Unión Nacional Izquierdista Revolucionaria
Abbreviation:UNIR
President:Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
Foundation:1933
Split:Liberal Party
Dissolution:1935
Merged:Liberal Party
Ideology:Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism
Democratic socialism
Anti-imperialism
Position:Left-wing
Colorcode:red

The National Leftist Revolutionary Union (Spanish; Castilian: Unión Nacional Izquierdista Revolucionaria) was a radical political party that operated in Colombia in the early 1930s.

History

The movement was founded in 1933 by populist leader Jorge Eliécer Gaitán after he broke with the Liberal Party. In 1935, Gaitan decided to rejoin the Liberals, and disbanded the National Leftist Revolutionary Union in the same year.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Sharpless, Richard E.: Gaitàn of Colombia. A Political Biography, Pittsburgh 1978, page 71-85.