Revolutionary Left Party
Partido de la Izquierda Revolucionaria
AbbreviationPIR
LeaderJosé Antonio Arze
Founded26 July 1940; 84 years ago (1940-07-26)
Dissolved28 July 1952; 72 years ago (1952-07-28)
Preceded byBolivian Left Front
Merged intoCommunist Party of Bolivia
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationAntifascist Democratic Front (1945–1949)

The Revolutionary Left Party (Spanish: Partido de la Izquierda Revolucionaria; PIR) was a

Formation

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Dissolution and legacy

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Electoral history

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Presidential tickets

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Year Ticket Presidential result Vice-presidential result Government Ref.
Presidential nominee Running mate Votes % P. R. Votes % P. R.
1947 Luis Femando Guachalla Guillermo Francovich 43,634 46.75% 2nd Lost 43,423 47.87% 2nd Lost Coalition
1951 José Antonio Arze Abelardo Villalpando 5,170 4.10% 6th Lost 5,093 4.19% 6th Lost Annulled

Parliamentary representation

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Year Deputies Senate Government Ref.
Seats ± P. Seats ± P.
1942 New 6th New 5th Opposition
1944 +2 4th 0 5th Opposition
1947 +28 2nd +4 3rd Coalition
1949 –15 2nd 0 3rd Opposition

References

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Bibliography

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  • Bonifaz, Miguel (1965). Bolivia: Frustración y Destino (in Spanish). Sucre: Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier. OCLC 652027539.
  • Rodríguez, Mario G. (1986). Partido de la Izquierda Revolucionaria (PIR): De Ayer, de Hoy y de Siempre (in Spanish). La Paz: Partido de la Izquierda Revolucionaria. OCLC 20471446 – via the Higher University of San Andrés.


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