The Revolutionary Febrerista Party (, PRF) is a

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political party in

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. It was established in 1951 by

Rafael Franco Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda (October 22, 1896 – September 16, 1973) was a Paraguayan military officer, politician and statesman who served as President of Paraguay after the February Revolution, from February 20, 1936, to August 13, 1937 ...

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from the

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of 1936 until his overthrow in August 1937.

History

In 1936,

came to power in the

. A year and a half later, he was overthrown in a coup that brought the Liberal Party's

Félix Paiva Félix Paiva (21 February 1877, Caazapá, Caazapá Department – 2 November 1965, Asunción) was a Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party. His mother was Martina Paiva. He was married to Silvia Esther Heisecke, and had 6 sons, Armando, A ...

to power and went into exile. Franco established the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, named after the revolution, on 11 December 1951 in

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, Argentina. The party was initially banned in Paraguay, which was under a Colorado Party regime at the time. The party was legalised in 1964 as it was no longer deemed to be a threat to President

Alfredo Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan politician, army general and Military dictatorship, military dictator who ruled as the 42nd president of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 until his overthrow in 19 ...

. In the 1967 Constitutional Assembly elections, it won three of the 120 seats. In the

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the following year, the party failed to win a Senate seat but won one seat in the Chamber of Deputies. After 1968, the party did not contest another national election until the overthrow of the Stroessner regime in 1989. In the elections that year, they won two seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In the 1991 Constitutional Assembly elections, they won a single seat. For the 1993 elections, it was part of the

National Encounter Party The National Encounter Party (, PEN) is a political party in Paraguay. History The National Encounter Movement was established on 26 October 1991. Prior to the 1993 elections the National Encounter Party was established as a coalition of the Re ...

coalition, which finished third. The party ran alone in the

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but failed to win a seat. They also failed to win a seat in the 2003 elections. For the

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, the party was part of the

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History

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Chamber of Deputies elections

Senate elections

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