Blue Party (Dominican Republic)

The Blue Party (Spanish: Partido Azul), also nicknamed together The Tailless (Spanish: Los Bolos), was a historical Dominican political party from the late 19th century to the mid 20th century. Ulises Heureaux and Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra were the main leaders of this party,[1] and were opposed to Los Coludos (Spanish for '"The Long-tailed Ones"') or Red Party, led by Horacio Vásquez[2][3]

Blue Party

Partido Azul
Historic leadersGregorio Luperón (first)
Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (last)
Founded1865 (1865)
Dissolved1930 (1930)
HeadquartersSanto Domingo
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre-left
Colors     Blue

The name of the party came from the popularity of rooster fighting in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Bolos literally means Tailless.[1] The Blue Party was banned in 1930 after Rafael Trujillo’s coup. It’s ideological heir is the Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic.

References
  1. "Camino a la intervención norteamericana" (in Spanish). Fundacion Global. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Soto Jimenez, Jose Miguel (2008-11-14). "El bipartidismo histórico en RD" (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. Sierra, Jimmy. "Los Partidos Politicos Dominicanos" (in Spanish). ArribaSantoDomingo.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-23.

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