Radical Civic Union

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The Radical Civic Union is a historic centrist to center-left political party in Argentina, known for its advocacy of democratic institutions and its long-standing rivalry with Peronism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine political party
political party
advocatesFor civil liberties
democratic institutions
republicanism
rule of law
coalitionMembership Cambiemos NERFINISHED
Juntos por el Cambio NERFINISHED
color red
white
country Argentina
foundedBy Bernardo de Irigoyen NERFINISHED
Hipólito Yrigoyen NERFINISHED
Leandro N. Alem NERFINISHED
hasIdeologicalPredecessor Unión Cívica NERFINISHED
hasPart National Committee of the Radical Civic Union NERFINISHED
hasWomenWing Organización de Mujeres Radicales NERFINISHED
hasYouthWing Juventud Radical NERFINISHED
historicalRole major force in Argentina's transition to democracy in the 1980s
ideology center-left politics
centrism
radicalism
social liberalism
inception 1891
nativeLabel Unión Cívica Radical NERFINISHED
notableMember Arturo Frondizi NERFINISHED
Arturo Illia NERFINISHED
Hipólito Yrigoyen NERFINISHED
Marcelo T. de Alvear NERFINISHED
Raúl Alfonsín NERFINISHED
Ricardo Balbín NERFINISHED
opposes authoritarianism
partOf Argentine party system
politicalAlignment opposition to Peronism
politicalTradition radicalism in Argentina
position centre to centre-left
producedHeadOfState Arturo Illia NERFINISHED
Hipólito Yrigoyen NERFINISHED
Marcelo T. de Alvear NERFINISHED
Raúl Alfonsín NERFINISHED
representedIn Argentine Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED
Argentine Senate NERFINISHED
rival Justicialist Party NERFINISHED
Peronism NERFINISHED
scope national
shortName UCR NERFINISHED
supports human rights
representative democracy

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Raúl Alfonsín memberOfPoliticalParty Radical Civic Union
Argentine Justicialist Party opposedBy Radical Civic Union