Popular Action Party (Panama)
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Popular Action Party is a Panama
nian political party
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Established by urban, middle-class social democrats in 1982.
“In July 1982 it joined a number of other small parties, including the PDC, in branding the "deposition" of President Aristides Royo
by the National Guard as "going beyond the legal and institutional frameworks set up by the National Guard itself”.
The PAPO vehemently opposed the Manuel Noriega
-led National Democratic Union coalition in the Panamanian general election, 1984
and ran its own candidate, Carlos Iván Zúñiga, for president.
In an incident that he blamed on the military, PAPO leader Zúñiga was kidnapped and beaten in August 1984. Three months later the party was legally deregistered.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
nian political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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Established by urban, middle-class social democrats in 1982.
“In July 1982 it joined a number of other small parties, including the PDC, in branding the "deposition" of President Aristides Royo
Aristides Royo
Aristides Royo Sánchez was President of Panama from October 11, 1978 to July 31, 1982.-History of Panama Presidents:...
by the National Guard as "going beyond the legal and institutional frameworks set up by the National Guard itself”.
The PAPO vehemently opposed the Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
-led National Democratic Union coalition in the Panamanian general election, 1984
Panamanian general election, 1984
The Panama held a general election on 6 May 1984, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.-Background:Under October 1978 legislation, eight parties had met quotas of 30,000 valid signatures by 1 April 1983, in order to legally nominate candidates in future...
and ran its own candidate, Carlos Iván Zúñiga, for president.
In an incident that he blamed on the military, PAPO leader Zúñiga was kidnapped and beaten in August 1984. Three months later the party was legally deregistered.