The Party of the Cuban People – Orthodox ( Spanish : Partido del Pueblo Cubano – Ortodoxos , PPC-O ), commonly shortened to the Orthodox Party ( Spanish : Partido Ortodoxo ), was a Cuban populist political party . It was founded in 1947 by Eduardo Chibás in response to government corruption and lack of reform. Its primary aims were the establishment of a distinct national identity , economic independence and the implementation of social reforms.
3-522: In the 1948 general elections Chibás came third in the presidential election, whilst the party won four seats in the House of Representatives. In the 1950 mid-term elections they won nine. Chibás' cousin, Roberto Agramonte , was the favorite to win the 1952 election (for the Ortodoxos) but Fulgencio Batista staged a coup almost three months before the election. Fidel Castro was an active member of
6-546: The PPC-O in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He intended to run as a PPC-O candidate for the Cuban parliament prior to Batista's coup. The PPC-O was a centre-left party, open to all that wanted join to it. Generally populist , there were not distinct internal factions or organizations, with all members united by their support of Eduardo Chibás ' goals and ideals. The party's composition included several ideological groups ranging from
9-596: The political centre to the left : The political program reflected PPC-O's catch-all nature, claiming support for: The left-wing of the PPC-O had its most influence in the party's youth wing, the Orthodox Youth ( Juventud Ortodoxa ). A 1948 pamphlet by the Orthodox Youth espoused a Marxist-inspired, democratic socialist platform, but it was also critical of the Soviet -aligned Popular Socialist Party , which upheld Marxism–Leninism . This article about
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