Revolutionary Socialist Party (Peru)
Encyclopedia
Revolutionary Socialist Party (in Spanish
: Partido Socialista Revolucionario), a political party
in Peru
formed in November 1976 by a group of radical army officers who had been active in the "first phase of the revolution" under Velasco Alvarado
and who subsequently advocated a return to the objectives of the 1968 coup.
Its founders included several people from the Velasco Alvarado
government, such as general Leónidas Rodríguez Figueroa, general Jorge Fernández Maldonado, Enrique Bernales and Alfredo Filomeno.
The PSR was founded for the purpose of participating in the 1978 elections for the Constituent Assembly and won 6 of the 100 seats.
Subsequent to the 1978 election, the party split into the Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
(PSR-ML) and the PSR-Leónidas Rodríguez Figueroa. The PSR-ML played a dominant role in what was left of the National Agrarian Confederation, which had been set up by Avelino Mar during the Velasco Alvarado
administration.
During the 1980s PSR was part of IU
. In 1989 PSR participated in the elections of the lists of ASI
and in 1990 with IS
.
In the Peruvian general election, 2011
the party took part in the successful Peru Wins
alliance of Ollanta Humala
.
The party is currently led by Víctor Oliva Miguel.
PSR publishes El Socialista.
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...
: Partido Socialista Revolucionario), a 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...
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
formed in November 1976 by a group of radical army officers who had been active in the "first phase of the revolution" under Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
and who subsequently advocated a return to the objectives of the 1968 coup.
Its founders included several people from the Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
government, such as general Leónidas Rodríguez Figueroa, general Jorge Fernández Maldonado, Enrique Bernales and Alfredo Filomeno.
The PSR was founded for the purpose of participating in the 1978 elections for the Constituent Assembly and won 6 of the 100 seats.
Subsequent to the 1978 election, the party split into the Revolutionary Socialist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Revolutionary Socialist Party (marxist-leninist)
Revolutionary Socialist Party was a political party in Peru founded in 1978 through a split in the Revolutionary Socialist Party. Its leaders included Antonio Aragón, Carlos Urrutia and Andrés Avelino Mar...
(PSR-ML) and the PSR-Leónidas Rodríguez Figueroa. The PSR-ML played a dominant role in what was left of the National Agrarian Confederation, which had been set up by Avelino Mar during the Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
administration.
During the 1980s PSR was part of IU
United Left (Peru)
United Left was an alliance of leftist political parties in Peru founded in 1980 by Popular Democratic Unity , Revolutionary Left Union , Peruvian Communist Party , Revolutionary Socialist Party , Revolutionary Communist Party and FOCEP.In 1984 UDP and a part of PCR converted itself into the...
. In 1989 PSR participated in the elections of the lists of ASI
Left Socialist Accord
Left Socialist Accord , was a political alliance in Peru founded in 1989 by three groups that left IU: Revolutionary Socialist Party , Revolutionary Communist Party and Peruvian Socialist Movement . ASI contested the 1989 municipal elections. Later ASI was dissolved....
and in 1990 with IS
Socialist Left (Peru)
Socialist Left was an electoral alliance in Peru formed by Left Socialist Accord and the non-party socialist movement in 1989. In the 1990 presidential elections, IS launched Alfonso Barrantes Lingán as its candidate but lost....
.
In the Peruvian general election, 2011
Peruvian general election, 2011
The Peruvian general election, 2011 took place on 10 April 2011. Since no candidate received more than half of all valid votes, a second round was necessary to determine the winner. This second round took place on 5 June and determined the successor of Alan García, as well as 130 members of the...
the party took part in the successful Peru Wins
Peru Wins
Peru Wins is a left-wing political party in Peru formed as an alliance for the general election, 2011, dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by presidential candidate Ollanta Humala.- Constituent Parties :...
alliance of Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and the President of Peru. Humala, who previously served as an army officer, lost the presidential election in 2006 but won the 2011 presidential election in a run-off vote...
.
The party is currently led by Víctor Oliva Miguel.
PSR publishes El Socialista.