National Republican Association
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National Republican Association – Colorado Party
Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado |
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| President | Hércules Pedro Lorenzo Alliana Rodríguez |
| Founder | Bernardino Caballero |
| Founded | September 11, 1887 |
| Headquarters | 25 de Mayo N° 842 c/ Tacuary, Asunción |
| Ideology | Conservatism Conservative liberalism National conservatism Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Union of Latin American Parties |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colours | Red, white |
| Chamber of Deputies |
46 / 80
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| Senate |
20 / 45
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The National Republican Association – Colorado Party (Spanish: Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado, ANR-PC) is a right-wing political party in Paraguay, founded on September 11, 1887, by Bernardino Caballero. The presidential candidate of the party was defeated in elections held in April 2008 after 61 years in power, but the party regained the presidency in the 2013 presidential election.
It initially ruled the country from 1887 until 1904. In 1946, it rejoined the government, together with the Febreristas, during Higinio Moríñigo's rule as President of Paraguay.
From 1947 until 1962, the Colorado Party ruled Paraguay as a one-party state; all other political parties were illegal. In 1962, all national parties were nominally legalized; the Communist Party being deemed "international" remained illegal and its adherents repressed by the Paraguayan state. During the rule of Alfredo Stroessner all members of the armed forces and government employees were required to be members of the Colorado Party. In the late 1980s, there was a rift in the party between a hardliner faction and a traditionalist faction. This rift was primarily over the issue of Stroessner's succession and was a large contributor to the 1989 coup d'état led by General Andrés Rodríguez, himself a traditionalist.
In practice, however, Paraguay remained a one-party military dictatorship until the overthrow of longtime president Alfredo Stroessner in 1989. It served as one of the "twin pillars" of Stroessner's 35-year rule, one of the longest in history by a non-royal leader.
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