Partido Unión Republicana Progresista (Republican Progressive Union Party) was a political party in
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
that ran in the 1944 elections. Founded in 1940, it resulted from
Partido Unión Republicana. Its president was
Celestino Iriarte. It ceased to exists in 1948 when it changed its name to
Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño
Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño ( English: ''Puerto Rican Statehood Party)'' 948 - 1952was a political party in Puerto Rico that existed from 1948 to 1952. The party resulted when Partido Unión Republicana Progresista ceased to exist in 1 ...
(Puerto Rican Statehood Party).
[Ana Belén Benito Sánchez. "Efectos de la política migratoria en el sistema de partidos en Puerto Rico (siglos XIX y XX)." Revista Iberoamerica Global. Vol 1, No 4. Nov 2008. p. 126.]
See also
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Socialist Party (Puerto Rico)
The Socialist Party (, PS), also known as Socialista Obrero (Socialist Worker's), was a pro- statehood political party in Puerto Rico, that also contemplated independence in the case that entry into the American Union was denied by Congress. T ...
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Partido Republicano Puro
Partido Republicano Puro (Pure Republican Party), also known as Partido Constitucional Histórico, was a political party that existed in Puerto Rico from 1924 to 1932. The party's main goal was the annexation of Puerto Rico into the American Uni ...
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Partido Unión Republicana
References
Further reading
* José Trías Monge, ''Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World'' (Yale University Press, 1997)
External links
''Elecciones en Puerto Rico.''
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1944 establishments in Puerto Rico
1948 disestablishments in the United States
Defunct political parties in Puerto Rico
Political parties disestablished in 1948
Political parties established in 1944
Statehood movement in Puerto Rico
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