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Colombian Conservative Party
Partido Conservador Colombiano
Party Chairman Julio Manzur Abdala
Senate Leader Roberto Gerlein
House Leader Alfredo Cuello Baute
Founded October 4, 1843
Headquarters Avenida 22 37–09
Barrio La Soledad
Bogotá, D.C.
Colombia
Political ideology Conservatism
International affiliation International Democrat Union
Color(s) Blue1
Website www.partidoconservador.org
1Blue has been commonly used since its creation.

The Colombian Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador Colombiano), is a conservative right wing / center right Colombian political party. The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia formation. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1401x1509, 18 KB) Colombian Conservative Party logo. ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars Municipalities of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538  - Mayor Luís Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area    - City 1,587 km²  (Expression error: Unrecognised... Bolivar is the image in which conservatism in Colombia creates its ideologies: the ideals of this great character were used by many years on the different conservative movements. ... The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international grouping of conservative and Christian democratic political parties. ... The term blue may refer any of a number of similar colours. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... Capital Bogotá Created December 1819 Dissolved November 1831 Demonym Colombian Departments of the Republic Greater Colombia (Gran Colombia in Spanish) is the name given to the Republic of Colombia of 1819-1830, which was a short-lived republic in South America consisting of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama. ...


The Conservative party along with the Colombian Liberal Party, dominated the Colombian political scene from the end of the 19th Century until 2002, in bipartisan political hegemony. In the mid 20th century, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party established the "National Front" after deposing military dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla and shared by turns the presidential terms. Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was a former military dictator (1953-1957) and Colombian political figure, as well as a former 1966 and 1970 presidential candidate on behalf of the National Popular Alliance, Alianza Nacional Popular, (ANAPO). ...


In 1998, Andres Pastrana Arango, a conservative, was elected president of Colombia, setting a conservative tendency that would catch on with the Colombian politics, after achieving the approval for the Plan Colombia. Andr s Pastrana Arango (born August 17, 1954) was the President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was president from 1970 to 1974. ... Plan Colombia is a controversial initiative aimed at resolving the ongoing, fifty-year civil war in Colombia. ...

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Origins

The Colombian Conservative party was formally founded in October 4, 1849, when a declaration of political principles was publicly published in the "La Civilización" newspaper, by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The party's original program called for the defense of constitutional order and legality against dictatorship and monarchy, the protection of property rights against communism, that of Roman Catholic morality against atheism, the equality of citizens before the law, and the victory of civilization against barbarism. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. ... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ... Property designates those things that are commonly recognized as being the possessions of a person or group. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization, based upon common ownershipmovement]]. Early forms of human social organization have been described as primitive communism by Marxists. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil — also referred to as right or wrong — used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments — sometimes called moral values —shared within a cultural, religious, secular or philosophical community; and codes of... The 18th-century French author Baron dHolbach was one of the first self-described atheists. ... Cities are a major hallmark of human civilization. ... A barbarism is a word or expression that is not standard in a language. ...


Ideology

The party's current programme includes several objectives: to continue the search for peace in Colombia (following the examples of former presidents Guillermo León Valencia, Belisario Betancur and Andrés Pastrana, as members of the party), to preserve national unity and the continuing belief in God held by the majority of Colombians, the need for a reform of the 1991 constitution in order to correct some of its flaws to promote the modernization of the state, to fight unemployment, poverty, and lack of security and to extend and defend property rights for all Colombians. Guillermo León Valencia (born October 29, 1873, Popayán, Colombia; died July 8, 1943, Popayán) was a Colombian poet and statesman, whose technical command of verse and skill at translation are notable. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Gustavo Bell Lemus Term of office: August 7, 1998 – August 7, 2002 Preceded by: Ernesto Samper Succeeded by: Álvaro Uribe Date of birth: August 17, 1954 Place of birth: Bogotá First Lady: Nohra Puyana de Pastrana Political party: Conservative Andrés Pastrana Arango (born August... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Political History

The Colombian Conservative Party is usually the second largest single party in the Colombian Congress, though far behind the numbers corresponding to the Colombian Liberal Party or those of multiple independent factions and candidates. Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ...


From 1958 to 1978 it, and the other major party, the Colombian Liberal Party, shared power as the result of the National Front agreement that followed the fall of General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ... This is the history of Colombia. ... Gustavo Rojas Pinilla was a former military dictator (1953-1957) and Colombian political figure, as well as a former 1966 and 1970 presidential candidate on behalf of the National Popular Alliance, Alianza Nacional Popular, (ANAPO). ...


The Colombian Conservative Party has become a close political ally of President Alvaro Uribe, who was formerly a member of the opposing Liberal party. The party did not present its own candidate for the 2006 presidential elections, and instead supported President Uribe's reelection. lvaro Uribe V lez (born July 4, 1952) is the President of Colombia (since 2002). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Electoral Results

In legislative elections of 2006 the party won 29 out of 166 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 18 out of 100 seats in the Senate. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


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Colombia Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (3549x3794, 1018 KB) The text below is generated by a template which has been proposed for deletion. ... Constitutional Reforms Colombias present constitution, enacted on July 4, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an accusatorial system which ultimately is to replace entirely the existing Napoleonic Code. ...

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Political Parties of Colombia
Major Parties  Liberal Party    Conservative Party    Democratic Pole     Party of the U
Minor Parties  Alternative of Social Progress      Alterning Road     Christian National Party     Christians for Community      Citizens' Convergence     Citizens' Movement     Citizens' Political Movement for Bocaya     Civic People's Convergence     Civic Purpose Colombia     Coalition     Colombia Always     Colombia Unite     Colombian Community and Communal Political Movement     Colombian People's Party     Colombian Social Democratic Party     Community Participation      Democratic Colombia Party     Democratic Progressivity     Democratic Unity Party     For the Country of our Dreams     Front of Hope     Huila New and Liberalism      Huella Citizens's Movement     Independent Absolute Renovation Movement     Independent Civic Movement (Colombia)     Independent Conservatism     Independent Democratic Pole      Indigenous Authorities of Colombia      Indigenous Social Alliance Movement     Liberal Opening     Living Colombia Movement     Mira Movement     Moral and Social Vanguard Party Let's Go Golombia     Movimiento Dejen Jugar al Moreno      National Democratic Reconstruction     National Movement     National Popular Alliance     National Salvation Movement     New Democratic Force     New Liberalism     People's Integration Movement     People's Participation Movement     People's Will Movement     Political Movement for Social Security     Progressive Force     Progressive National Movement     Radical Change     Regional Integration Movement     Renovation Movement Labour Action     Republican Movement     Revolutionary Independent Labour Movement     Social Action Party     Social and Political Front     Team Colombia     Unionist Movement     United People's Movement     We are Colombia     Yes Colombia
Historical Parties Patriotic Union (UP)  Hope, Peace and Liberty
See List of political parties in Colombia for a complete list.

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Colombian Conservative Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (462 words)
The party was unofficially founded by a group of Revolutionary Commoners during the Revolutionary War for Independence from the Spanish Monarchy and later formally established during the Greater Colombia formation.
The Conservative party along with the Colombian Liberal Party, dominated the Colombian political scene from the end of the 19th Century until 2002, in bipartisan political hegemony.
The Colombian Conservative party was formally founded in October 4, 1849, when a declaration of political principles was publicly published in the "La Civilización" newspaper, by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro.
Colombia - MSN Encarta (2107 words)
By 1956, however, violence in the countryside was again on the rise, and moderates of both parties were becoming critical of the authoritarian policies of the Rojas regime.
Leaders of the Liberal and Conservative parties then arrived at an agreement to share all government offices equally and alternate the presidency between them for a period of 12 years.
Conservative president Belisario Betancur, who served from 1982 to 1986, made the first concerted effort at negotiation and announced a truce with the guerrillas in 1984.
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