The Katarist United Liberation Front (, abbreviated FULKA) was a
Katarist political party
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in
Bolivia
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. The party was launched by
Jenaro Flores Santos
Jenaro Flores Santos (September 19, 1942 – August 25, 2019) often Genaro Flores Santos, was a Bolivian trade union leader and politician.
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ahead of the
1989 elections. FULKA was formed after a split in the
Tupaq Katari Revolutionary Movement (MRTK) at the 1988 congress of MRTK. MRTK, later renamed MRTKL, and FULKA developed an antagonistic relationship, and the bickering between the two parties hurt the public confidence in both.
Flores Santos was the presidential candidate of the party and their candidate for vice president was Hermógenes Bazualdo García. The Flores-Bazualdo ticket obtained 16,416 votes (1.16% of the national vote).
FULKA leader Flores Santos was the vice presidential candidate of the
United Left (IU) in the
1993 presidential election.
See also
References
Defunct political parties in Bolivia
Indigenous organisations in Bolivia
Indigenous political parties in South America
Katarism
Left-wing parties in Bolivia
Political parties with year of disestablishment missing
Political parties with year of establishment missing
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