Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño
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Puerto Rican Statehood Party Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PEPR |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1952 |
| Succeeded by | Partido Estadista Republicano |
| Headquarters | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño (English: Puerto Rican Statehood Party) [1948 - 1952] was a political party in Puerto Rico that existed from 1948 to 1952.[1] The party resulted when Partido Unión Republicana Progresista ceased to exist in 1948, renaming itself as "Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño."[2] Its president was Celestino Iriarte.[3] Partido Estadista Puertorriqueño dissolved in 1952 when, once again, it changed names "to return to its roots" and renamed itself as Partido Estadista Republicano,[4] the party founded by Jose Celso Barbosa in 1899.[5]