Socialist Party (Guatemala) Explained

Socialist Party
Native Name:	Partido Socialista
Colorcode:	Red
Foundation:	1951
Ideology:	Socialism
Country:	Guatemala
Abbreviation:	PS
Dissolved:	1950s
Split:	PAR
Position:	Left-wing
National:	PRG

The Socialist Party (Spanish; Castilian: Partido Socialista, PS) was a political party in Guatemala. The party was formed in 1951 by dissident members of the Revolutionary Action Party.^[1] The Socialist Party sought to become the major rallying ground for non-communist elements supporting the government of President Jacobo Árbenz. It included a number of important labor and peasant leaders, and its principal figure was Augusto Charnaud MacDonald, minister of finance in Arbens cabinet.^[2] In 1952 the party merged with the National Renovation Party, Revolutionary Action Party, National Integrity Party and Popular Liberation Front, forming the Party of the Guatemalan Revolution.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Political Handbook and Atlas of the World, 1952 (25th year). Parliaments, Parties and Press as of January 1, 1952. Published for the Council in Foreign Relations. New York, Harper, 1952. Pp. 97.
2. Political parties of the Americas : Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies / edited by Robert J. Alexander. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1982. Pp. 429.
3. Political parties of the Americas : Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies / edited by Robert J. Alexander. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1982. Pp. 427.