National Democratic Party (El Salvador)

National Democratic Party
Partido Nacional Democrático
AbbreviationPND
FounderAlfonso Quiñónez Molina
Founded1918
BannedDecember 1931
HeadquartersSan Salvador, El Salvador

The National Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Nacional Democrático, abbreviated PND) was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1918 to 1931. The party held power from 1918 to 1931 in a time period of El Salvador known as the Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty. El Salvador was called a "coffee republic" during the reign of the PND due to the country's heavy reliance on coffee exports.[1] The party ruled as the country's sole political party.[2]

The party did not participate in the 1931 general election since President Pío Romero Bosque did not designate a successor like his predecessors had done.[3] The party was dissolved following the 1931 coup d'état when all political parties were banned.[3] Its paramilitary wing from 1918 to 1923 was the Red League.[4]

  1. ^ Paige, Jeffery M. (1993). "Coffee and Power in El Salvador". Latin American Research Review. 28 (3). The Latin American Studies Association: 7–40. doi:10.1017/S0023879100016940. JSTOR 2503609. S2CID 252914247.
  2. ^ Garcia, Miguel Angel (1928) Diccionario Histórico Enciclopédico de la República de El Salvador. Vol. II San Salvador pp 118-119
  3. ^ a b Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" Journal of Latin American Studies 3, 2 p152
  4. ^ "Elections and Events 1900–1934". University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.