Confederación Republicana de Acción Cívica
The Confederación Republicana de Acción Cívica de Obreros y Empleados de Chile ( CORA ) was a Chilean party . The party was founded in December 1929 by lawyer and politician Benjamin Claro Velasco .
background
The CORA pursued the following main objectives:
- Fight against any kind of dictatorship
- Respect for the constitution and the law
- Proportional representation
- Admission of women to political activities and offices
Its members were predominantly blue-collar workers, civil servants, railway workers, trade unionists and anarchists . During the reign of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo , the party had 14 seats and one senator in the Congreso Termal in 1930 .
| Parties in the Congreso Termal | MPs | Senators |
|---|---|---|
| Partido Radical | 36 | 11 |
| Partido Liberal Unido | 30th | 19th |
| Partido Democrático | 30th | 5 |
| Partido Conservador | 23 | 9 |
| Confederación Republicana de Acción Cívica | 14th | 1 |
| total | 133 | 45 |
A general strike exacerbated the situation and forced Carlos Ibáñez to resign on July 26, 1931. The CORA party was dissolved in the fall of 1932 at the end of the reign in the Congreso Termal.
swell
- Jordi Fuentes, Fernando Castillo y Lía Cortés: Diccionario Histórico y Biográfico de Chile. Editorial Zig Zag, Santiago de Chile, 1996.
- Jorge Rojas Flores: La dictadura de Ibáñez y los sindicatos (1927–1931). Santiago de Chile; 1993.
Notes and individual references
- ^ Historia Política Legislativa del Congreso Nacional de Chile Website of the Government of Chile.
- ^ Congreso Termal is the name for the National Congress of Chile between 1930 and 1932 according to its legislative period XVI.