The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance (Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

: Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario-Alianza, MNRA) was a centrist electoral political alliance in Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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The MNRA was formed in 1979 by

the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

Revolutionary Nationalist Movement

The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement is a Bolivian political party, perhaps the most important in the country during the 20th century. At the legislative elections in 2002, the party won, in an alliance with the Free Bolivia Movement, 26.9% of the popular vote and 36 out of 130 seats in the...

, MNR;

the Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement

Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement

The Tupaj Katari Revolutionary Movement is a left-wing political party in Bolivia....

-Chila, MRTK-Chila (faction led by Macabeo Chila);

the Communist Party of Bolivia (Marxist–Leninist), PCML;

the Christian Democratic Party

Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia)

The Christian Democratic Party is a progressive Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia....

, PDC;

the 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,...

, PRA (historical faction led by Walter Guevara Arce

Wálter Guevara

Wálter Guevara Arze was a Bolivian statesman, cabinet minister, writer, diplomat, and, rather briefly, president .-Background and earlier career:...

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In 1979 presented as its presidential candidate Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro was a politician and president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times , winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985....

 (MNR) and Luis Ossio Sanjines

Luis Ossio

Luis Ossio Sanjinés served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1989 to 1993, during the presidency of Jaime Paz Zamora. He belonged to the Christian Democratic Party of Bolivia.-References:...

 (PDC) as vice-presidential candidate and in 1980 presented Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Víctor Paz Estenssoro

Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro was a politician and president of Bolivia. He ran for president 8 times , winning in 1951, 1960, 1964, and 1985....

 (MNR) and Ñúflo Chávez Ortiz

Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz

Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz served as Vice President of Bolivia from 1956 to 1957, during the presidency of Hernán Siles Zuazo.-References:...

(MNR).