The National Liberation Movement (in Spanish

Spanish language

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: Movimiento de Liberación Nacional, MLN) was a Panama

Panama

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nian right-wing liberal political party

Political party

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It was created in 1959 by Temístocles Díaz Q., a son of the late President Domingo Díaz Arosemena

Domingo Díaz Arosemena

Domingo Díaz Arosemena was Panamanian politician.Díaz Arosemena served as Vice President from 1932 to 1936 and as President of Panama from August 7, 1948 to July 28, 1949. He suffered a heart attack while in office and resigned, dying less than a month later. He belonged to the Liberal Party....

 and a prominent National Patriotic Coalition

National Patriotic Coalition

The National Patriotic Coalition was a Panamanian conservative nationalist political party....

 (CPN) leader and First Vice-President under Ernesto de la Guardia (1956–1960).
A formal split in the CPN took place on 27 May 1957 when Temístocles Diaz Q. broke with the CPN and took with him six deputies of the former Popular Union Party and Authentic Revolutionary Party

Authentic Revolutionary Party

The Authentic Revolutionary Party was a right-wing political party in Bolivia.The Authentic Revolutionary Party was founded in 1959 as a faction of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement , the ruling party under the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro by Wálter Guevara Arze,...

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The reason for the split was general dissatisfaction with the president's political leadership.
On 3 June 1957, Diaz was joined in his stand by former President Alcibíades Arosemena

Alcibíades Arosemena

Alcibíades Arosemena Quinzada was Panamanian politician.He served as First Vice President in the cabinet of Arnulfo Arias and was also President of Panama from May 9, 1951 to October 1, 1952. He belonged to the Authentic Revolutionary Party ....

 and four ex-cabinet members and formed a new party named the National Liberation Movement to oppose de la Guardia.
In 1960 and 1964 the MLN allied with the National Opposition Union (UNO) and its candidates Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón

Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón

Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón was the President of Panama in 1949 and from 1960 to 1964. He belonged to the Liberal Party.-Before being president:...

 and Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez

Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez

Marco Aurelio Robles Méndez was President of Panama from October 1, 1964 to September 30, 1968. He studied at the University of Panama and at the Sorbonne . Before his presidency, he served on diplomatic missions in France and United Kingdom and also as Minister of Justice....

. The MLN polled 15,507 votes (06.42%) in 1960 and 12,920 votes (04.07%) in 1964.
In 1968 MLN allied with the People's Alliance (ADP) and its candidate David Samudio Ávila and polled 20,987 votes (06.54%).
All political parties including the MLN were banned by Omar Torrijos

Omar Torrijos

Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera was the Commander of the Panamanian and National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981...

 after the military coup of 1968.

In 1981 the MLN joined the National Patriotic Coalition

National Patriotic Coalition

The National Patriotic Coalition was a Panamanian conservative nationalist political party....

, Third Nationalist Party

Third Nationalist Party

The Third Nationalist Party was a Panamanian conservative, radical nationalist political party....

 and factions that had earlier split off from National Liberal Party

National Liberal Party (Panama)

The National Liberal Party was a liberal party in Panama. At the last legislative elections, 2 May 2004, the party won 5.2 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 78 seats...

 and Republican Party

Republican Party (Panama)

The Republican Party is a Panamanian right-wing political party.Its distant origins lie in the Liberal Renewal Party founded in 1932...

 to form the opposition National Liberal Republican Movement (MOLIRENA).

Jorge Rubén Rosas, a leader of MLN, was of the Vice-President of MOLIRENA.