The Movement for Socialism (Spanish: Movimiento al Socialismo, abbreviated MAS) was a political movement in Honduras, active inside the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH).[1][2][3]}
Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | MAS |
| Leader | José Antonio Cruz Oliva Efraín Díaz Arrivillaga Rodolfo Sorto Romero Rafael Alegría Oswaldo Discua Juan Ramón Dermit Melba Reyes |
| Founded | March 1976 |
| Dissolved | 1978 |
| Succeeded by | PASO |
| Ideology | Christian left Socialism |
| National affiliation | DC |
History
editThe split inside DC had begun to emerge in 1975.[2][1] MAS was constituted at the Sixth National Plenum of the party in March 1976.[1] MAS was founded by a younger generation within the PDCH, with leaders like José Antonio Cruz Oliva, Efraín Díaz Arrivillaga, Rodolfo Sorto Romero, Rafael Alegría, Oswaldo Discua, Juan Ramón Dermit, Melba Reyes and others.[3] Many of its leaders came from university-based organization.[1] Inside PDCH MAS confronted the "El Palo" faction for influence over the organization.[3]
MAS sought to replace the leaderships inside popular organizations linked to the Christian Democratic movement.[1] MAS activists founded the peasants organization Unión Nacional de Campesinos Auténticos de Honduras (UNCAH) in September 1977.[2]
The MAS tendency was expelled from the party at the Seventh National Plenum of the party.[1] Some MAS members, who had been expelled from PDCH, founded the Socialist Party (PASO) in November 1978.[2][4] The MAS split significantly weakened the PDCH.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Edgardo Antonio Rodríguez (2010). Los partidos minoritarios en Honduras. Editorial Elena. p. 220. ISBN 978-99926-47-86-8.
- ^ a b c d Mario Posas (1981). El movimiento campesino hondureño: una perspectiva general. Editorial Guaymuras. p. 19.
- ^ a b c Edgardo Antonio Rodríguez (2005). La izquierda hondureña en la década de los ochenta. Editorial Elena. p. 167. ISBN 978-99926-29-19-2.
- ^ Martiniano Lombraña (1989). Historia de las organizaciones campesinas de Honduras. M. Lombraña. p. 30.
- ^ Alcaraván. s.n. 1981. p. 5.