Acción Democrática
Current Leader	Jesús Mendez Quijada
Founded	1936
Headquarters	Caracas, Venezuela
Political Ideology	Social Democracy
International Affiliation	Socialist International
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Democratic Action (Spanish: Acción Democrática, abbreviated as AD) is a Venezuelan social democratic political party. It was established on September 13, 1941 by Rómulo Gallegos, Andrés Eloy Blanco, Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa, Luis Lander, Raúl Ramos Jiménez, Medardo Medina Febres, Enrique H. Marín, Rafael Padrón, Fernando Peñalver, Luis Augusto Dubuc, César Hernández, and Ricardo Montilla. Gallegos was the author of the best-selling Latin American novel, Doña Bárbara and Andrés Blanco was a Venezuelan poet. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Rómulo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 4 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. ... Andrés Eloy Blanco (1897 - 1955) was a Venezuelan poet and politician. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ...

The party played an important role in the early years of Venezuelan democracy. Many of its founders and early members helped to bring down the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the late 1950s. Four presidents came from Acción Democrática between the 1960s and 1990s. By the end of the 1990s, however, the party's credibility was almost nonexistent, mostly because of the corruption and poverty that Venezuelans experienced during the party's time in power. Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Pérez Jiménez (April 25, 1914 – September 20, 2001) was president of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958. ... List of Presidents of Venezuela José Antonio Páez (1830-1835) José María Vargas (1835-1837) Carlos Soublette (1837-1839) José Antonio Páez (1839-1843) Carlos Soublette (1843-1847) José Tadeo Monagas (1847-1851) José Gregorio Monagas (1851-1855) José Tadeo Monagas (1855-1858) Julián Castro (1858...

At the legislative elections, of 30 July 2000, the party won 29 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly; four additional seats were won by an AD-Copei alliance. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Elections in Venezuela gives information on election and election results in Venezuela. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The National Assembly (Spanish Asamblea Nacional) is the current legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. ... Copei - Social Christian Party of Venezuela (Copei, Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela) is a political party in Venezuela. ...

Currently the party is deeply fragmented but is trying to regain the trust of society and fight the government of Hugo Chávez Frías. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ; born July 28, 1954) is the 53rd[1] and current President of Venezuela. ...

In the most recent legislative elections, 4 December 2005, Democratic Action staged an electoral boycott and consequently did not win any seats in the National Assembly. Venezuela held a parliamentary election on 4 December 2005. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A boycott is an action undertaken to abstain from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organisation as an expression of protest or as a means of coercion. ... The National Assembly (Spanish Asamblea Nacional) is the current legislative branch of the Venezuelan government. ...

The trade union confederation CTV is closely linked to AD. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... CTV symbol The Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV, English: Confederation of Workers of Venezuela) is a federation of labor unions in Venezuela. ...

Venezuelan Presidents from AD

• Rómulo Betancourt (1945-1948 and 1959-1964)
• Rómulo Gallegos (1948)
• Raúl Leoni (1963-1968)
• Carlos Andrés Pérez (1974-1979 and 1989-1993)
• Jaime Lusinchi (1984-1989)

Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (February 22, 1908 – September 28, 1981), The Father of Venezuelan Democracy, was President of Venezuela from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964. ... Rómulo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 4 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. ... Raúl Leoni Otero (April 24, 1905 - July 5, 1972) was President of Venezuela from 1963 until 1968. ... Perez during his first presidency Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (born October 27, 1922), best known as CAP was President of Venezuela from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1993. ... Jaime Lusinchi (born May 27, 1924) was a Venezuelan political figure. ...

External link

• Official web site