Peruvian Democratic Movement Explained

Peruvian Democratic Movement
Native Name:Movimiento Democrático Peruano
Leader:Manuel Prado Ugarteche
Founder:Manuel Cisneros Sánchez
Foundation:1956
Dissolution:1981
Headquarters:Lima, Peru
Ideology:Conservative liberalism
Populism
Position:Centre-right
Country:Peru

Peruvian Democratic Movement (Spanish; Castilian: Movimiento Democrático Peruano, MDP), originally named Pradist Democratic Movement (Spanish; Castilian: Movimiento Democrático Pradista, MDP), was a political party in Peru in 1956. The initiator of the party was Manuel Cisneros Sánchez. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche was the leader of the party. Later, MDP took the name Movimiento Democrático Peruano. It governed Peru between 1956 and 1962.