Venezuelan People's Union Explained
The Venezuelan Popular Union (Unión Popular Venezolana, UPV) was a political party in Venezuela. The UPV was built along 'Browderist' pattern.[1] UPV had its roots in the Municipal Union (UM), which had been legalized in 1941 and had functioned as a legal cover for the underground Communist Party of Venezuela.[2] The party was founded on March 13, 1944 through the merger of the Municipal Union of the Federal District, the Zulian Unification League and eleven state-level 'People's Unions'.[2] The decision to form UPV as a political party was taken at the Fourth National Conference of the Communist Party of Venezuela.[3]
The UPV was legalized on March 16, 1944.[4] Rodolfo Quintero was the chairman of UPV.[5]
UPV formed an alliance with the followers of Isaías Medina Angarita ahead of the 1944 Caracas municipal elections.[6] The alliance won the election.[6]
UPV was disbanded as the Communist Party was legalized on October 9, 1945.[7]
See also
List of political parties in Venezuela
Notes and References
- Book: Aportes a la historia del P. C. V.. 1971. Biblioteca de Documentos Históricos. 92.
- Book: Carlos Alarico Gómez. El poder andino: de Cipriano Castro a Medina Angarita. 2007. El Nacional. 978-980-388-373-7. 209–.
- Book: Rodolfo José Cárdenas. COPEI en el Trienio Populista, 1945-1948: la tentación totalitaria de Acción Democrática. 1987. Hijos de E. Minuesa. 536. 9788439894032 .
- Book: Manuel Vicente Magallanes. Los partidos políticos en la evolución histórica venezolana. 1973. Editorial Mediterráneo. 444. 9788471561442 .
- Book: Clase obrera: partidos y sindicatos en Venezuela, 1936-1950 : Taller de Historia del Movimiento Obrero en Venezuela (Taller H-MOV), Escuela de Historia, U.C.V.. 1982. Ediciones Centauro. 273.
- Book: H. Micheal Tarver. The History of Venezuela, 2nd Edition. 25 October 2018. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-4408-5774-4. 97.
- Book: Elías Pino Iturrieta. Historia mínima de Venezuela. 27 August 2018. El Colegio de Mexico AC. 978-607-628-458-2. 178.
