National Front (Colombia)
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The National Front (Colombia) was a power-sharing political arrangement (1958–1974) in which Colombia’s Liberal and Conservative parties alternated control of the government to end a period of violent bipartisan conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Front (Colombia) canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political pact
ⓘ
power-sharing political arrangement ⓘ |
| appliesToInstitution |
Colombian executive branch
ⓘ
Colombian legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice | President of Colombia ⓘ |
| approvedBy | 1957 Colombian plebiscite ⓘ |
| characteristic |
exclusion of third parties from presidential elections
ⓘ
formal duopoly of Liberal and Conservative parties ⓘ restriction of political competition ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | enshrined in Colombian Constitution for a fixed term ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| duration | 16 years ⓘ |
| effect |
contributed to emergence of guerrilla movements in Colombia
ⓘ
marginalization of alternative political movements ⓘ reduction of large-scale bipartisan violence ⓘ |
| endReason | expiration of constitutional provisions establishing the National Front ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| followedBy | post–National Front political system in Colombia ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Colombian Conservative Party
ⓘ
Liberal Party (Colombia) ⓘ
surface form:
Colombian Liberal Party
|
| governanceModel | alternating-party coalition government ⓘ |
| governmentType | consociational democracy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | La Violencia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | constitutional reforms of 1957 in Colombia ⓘ |
| location |
Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Colombia
|
| nativeLabel | Frente Nacional ⓘ |
| notablePresidentDuringPeriod |
Alberto Lleras Camargo
ⓘ
Carlos Lleras Restrepo ⓘ Guillermo León Valencia ⓘ Misael Pastrana Borrero ⓘ |
| politicalPartiesInvolved |
Colombian Conservative Party
ⓘ
Liberal Party (Colombia) ⓘ
surface form:
Colombian Liberal Party
|
| politicalSystemFeature | bipartisan monopoly on formal political power ⓘ |
| powerSharingMechanism |
alternation of the presidency between Liberal and Conservative parties
ⓘ
equal distribution of cabinet posts between Liberal and Conservative parties ⓘ parity in many public offices for Liberal and Conservative parties ⓘ |
| precededBy | La Violencia ⓘ |
| purpose |
end bipartisan political violence in Colombia
ⓘ
stabilize Colombian political system ⓘ |
| region | Latin America ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
elite pact
ⓘ
power-sharing agreement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| typeOfConflictAddressed | bipartisan civil conflict ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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