Civic Union (Argentina)

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Civic Union Unión Cívica

Leader	Leandro N. Alem
Founded	1890
Dissolved	1891
Preceded by	Civic Union of the Youth
Succeeded by	Radical Civic Union National Civic Union
Headquarters	Buenos Aires
Ideology	Universal suffrage
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The Civic Union (Spanish: Unión Cívica) was a short-lived political party in Argentina, founded on April 13, 1890 out of the Civic Union of the Youth. That same year it led the Revolution of the Park that forced President Miguel Juárez Celman's resignation, but shortly after dissolved itself in two branches, the Radical Civic Union and the National Civic Union, each following one of the Civic Union's foremost leaders, Leandro Alem and Bartolomé Mitre, respectively.

Since 1880, the exercise of power was concentrated in an elite that controlled access to candidacies. For this reason, the Civic Union emerged, which proposed to regenerate political life by promoting citizen participation in public space and demanding respect for the constitution and political freedoms.^[1]

History

On April 13, 1890, supporters of the Civic Union of the Youth established the Civic Union in a ceremony at the Buenos Aires Frontón. Leandro N. Alem was elected president and leaders were drawn from all tendencies within the anti-government movement, including Francisco A. Barroetaveña, José Manuel Estrada, Pedro Goyena, Aristóbulo del Valle, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Juan B. Justo, Lisandro de la Torre, and influential ex-president and general Bartolomé Mitre.

The same year, supporters of the Civic Union, led by Leandro Alem and Bartolomé Mitre, instigated the Revolution of the Park, an armed uprising that ousted president Juárez Celman and replaced him with vice president Carlos Pellegrini.

The Civic Union established a presidential ticket with Bartolomé Mitre and Bernardo de Irigoyen. However, Julio Argentino Roca, undisputed leader of the pro-government National Autonomist Party, made a deal with Mitre to form a "national unity" ticket headed by Mitre. After learning of the arrangement on April 16, Leandro Alem opposed it emphatically, splitting the Civic Union and forcing Mitre to abandon his candidacy.

On June 26, 1891, Alem's supporters formally founded the Radical Civic Union. In response, Mitre's followers formed the National Civic Union. Members of the latter became known as the Civics, while those of the former became known as the Radicals.

References

^ "Presidentes en la tormenta. Juárez Celman, la caída del "títere" que no lo fue - LA NACION". La Nación.

v t e Radical Civic Union
Related parties or alliances	Civic Union Intransigent Radical Civic Union Franja Morada Alliance for Work, Justice and Education Broad Front UNEN Cambiemos Juntos por el Cambio
Radical presidents of Argentina	Hipólito Yrigoyen (1916-1922) Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear (1922-1928) Hipólito Yrigoyen (1928-1934) Arturo Frondizi (1958-1963) Arturo Umberto Illia (1963-1969) Raúl Alfonsín (1983-1989) Fernando de la Rúa (1999-2003)
Other Radicals	Leandro N. Alem Arturo Jauretche Ernesto Sanz Ricardo Balbín Eduardo Angeloz Rodolfo Terragno Julio Cobos Ricardo Alfonsín Ramón Javier Mestre
Key events	Revolution of the Park Revolution of 1893 Revolution of 1905 1916–30 period Trial of the Juntas

v t e Former political parties and alliances in Argentina
19th century –early 20th century	Unitarian Party Federalist Party National Autonomist Party (PAN) Civic Union of the Youth (UCJ) Civic Union National Civic Union (UCN) National Autonomist Party (Modernist) Lencinism (Mendoza) Antipersonalista Radical Civic Union (UCR-A) Rightist Confederation Independent Socialist Party (PSI) National Democratic Party (PDN) Concordancia
1930s–1970s	Democratic Union (UD) Radical Civic Union (Junta Renovadora) Labour Party (PL) Peronist Party (PP) Female Peronist Party Intransigent Radical Civic Union (UCRI) Radical Civic Union of the People (UCRP) Democratic Socialist Party (PSD) Argentine Socialist Party (PSA) Revolutionary and Popular Indo-american Front (FRIP) Union of the Argentine People (UDELPA) Argentine Socialist Vanguard Party (PSAV) Socialist Party of the National Left (PSIN) Popular Socialist Party (PSP) Worker's Socialist Party (PST) Federalist Popular Alliance (APF) Revolutionary Popular Alliance (APR) Justicialist Front for National Liberation (FREJULI)
1970s–2010s	Workers' Revolutionary Party Federalist Popular Force (FUFEPO) Autonomist-Liberal Pact (Corrientes) Alliance for Work, Justice and Education (ALIANZA) Commitment to Change Federal Party Front for a Country in Solidarity (FREPASO) Argentines for a Republic of Equals (ARI) United Left (IU) Front for Change Encuentro Amplio An Advanced Nation (UNA) Civic and Social Agreement (ACyS) Recreate for Growth Front for Change/Social Pole People's Reconstruction Party Everybody's Front (1996) Federalist Unity Party Union of the Democratic Centre Broad Front UNEN Plural Consensus Solidarity and Equality Movement for Socialism Liberal Libertarian Party Broad Progressive Front United for a New Alternative Union for Córdoba
since 2020s	Everybody's Front
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