Workers' Vanguard Party
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The Workers' Vanguard Party (Spanish
: Partido de Vanguardia Obrera, VO) was a small Trotskyist political party
in Bolivia
.
The Workers' Vanguard Party was established by a dissident fraction which broke away from the Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
in 1978.
It was led by Filemón Escóbar Escóbar and Ricardo Catoira Marín.
The VO took part in elections in 1978 and presented as its presidential candidate Ricardo Catoira Marín and Filemón Escobar as vice-presidential candidate.
In 1980 the VO took part in an electoral coalition Democratic and Popular Union backing Hernán Siles Zuazo
.
In 1984, the Workers' Vanguard Party merged with the Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle
to form the new Revolutionary Workers' Party-Unified
.
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 de Vanguardia Obrera, VO) was a small Trotskyist 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 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 Workers' Vanguard Party was established by a dissident fraction which broke away from the Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party
The Communist Vanguard of the Revolutionary Workers' Party was a small Trotskyist political party in Bolivia....
in 1978.
It was led by Filemón Escóbar Escóbar and Ricardo Catoira Marín.
The VO took part in elections in 1978 and presented as its presidential candidate Ricardo Catoira Marín and Filemón Escobar as vice-presidential candidate.
In 1980 the VO took part in an electoral coalition Democratic and Popular Union backing Hernán Siles Zuazo
Hernán Siles Zuazo
Hernán Siles Zuazo was a politician from Bolivia. He served as his country's constitutionally elected president twice, from 1956 to 1960 and again from 1982 to 1985....
.
In 1984, the Workers' Vanguard Party merged with the Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle
Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle
The Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle was a small Trotskyist political party in Bolivia....
to form the new Revolutionary Workers' Party-Unified
Revolutionary Workers' Party-Unified
The Revolutionary Workers' Party-Unified was a small Trotskyist political party formed in Bolivia in 1984 by the merging of the Revolutionary Workers' Party-Struggle and the Workers' Vanguard Party .In 1985 POR-U allied with the Revolutionary Liberation Movement Tupaq Katari and its candidate...
.