Liberalism and radicalism in Chile

The timeline

Liberal Party

• 1846: The Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) is formed
• 1861: A vehemtly anticlericalist faction formed the ⇒ Radical Party
• 1876: A faction supporting the presidential candidacy of Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna formed the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party, but returns to the ⇒ Liberal Party after Vicuña ends his candidacy
• 1885: An anti-government faction formed the ⇒ Independent Liberal Party
• 1891: The faction supporting President Balmaceda in the 1891 civil war formed a second ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party.
• 1920: Dissidents seceded as the ⇒ Unionist Liberal
• 1931: Another faction formed the ⇒ United Liberal Party
• 1933: The ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party and the ⇒ Independent Liberal Party merged into the Liberal Party
• 1966: The party merged into the new National Party (Partido Nacional)

Radical Party

• 1863: A radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Radical Party (Partido Radical)
• 1887: The more leftist Democratic Party seceded from the party
• 1931: The more leftist faction formed the ⇒ Radical Socialist Party
• 1941: The ⇒ Radical Socialist Party rejoined the party
• 1946: A moderate faction formed the ⇒ Radical Democratic Party
• 1948: A faction opposition to the anti-Communist laws ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party
• 1949: The ⇒ Radical Democrat Party rejoined the party
• 1961: The ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the party
• 1969: In reaction to left-wing tendencies an anti-Communist faction seceded as ⇒ Radical Democracy
• 1971: A moderate faction of the party formed the ⇒ Left Radical Party
• 1972: The ⇒ Socialdemocrat Party joined the party
• 1994: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the Party of Social Democracy and forms the Social Democrat Radical Party (Partido Radical Social Demócrata)

Liberal Democratic Party (1876)

• 1876: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party led by Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna formed the Liberal Democratic Party (Partido Liberal Democrático), but rejoins the ⇒ Liberal Party that same year

Independent Liberal Party

• 1885: An anti-government faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Independent Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Doctrinario)
• 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Liberal Democratic Party (1892)

• 1891: The faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party that supported President José Manuel Balmaceda in the 1891 civil war formed the Liberal Democratic Party (Partido Liberal Democrático)
• 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Unionist Liberal

• 1920: Dissidents from the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the Unionist Liberal (Liberal Unionista)
• 1927: The party didn't survive the 1927 dictatorship of Carlos Ibáñez.

United Liberal Party

• 1931: A faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party formed the United Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Unido)
• 1933: The party rejoined the ⇒ Liberal Party

Radical Socialist Party

• 1931: The more leftist faction formed the Radical Socialist Party (Partido Radical Socialista)
• 1941: A faction of the party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
• 1941: A faction of the party joined the ⇒ Socialist Party (Partido Socialista)

Radical Democratic Party

• 1946: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Radical Democratic Party (Partido Radical Democrático)
• 1949: The Radical Democratic Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party

Radical Doctrinal Party

• 1948: A faction opposition to the Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy (anti-Communist law) formed the ⇒ Radical Doctrinal Party (Partido Radical Doctrinario)
• 1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party rejoined the ⇒ Radical Party
• 1961: A faction of the Radical Doctrinal Party formed the ⇒ National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional)

Radical Democracy

• 1969: In reaction to growingly leftist tendencies in the ⇒ Radical Party a moderate, anti-Communist faction seceded as Radical Democracy (Democracia Radical).
• 1973: The party opposed Salvador Allende and voluntarily dissolved itself after the 1973 coup.
• 1988: The party reappeared to participate on the 1989 elections.
• 1990: The party, who was unable to garner a significant number of votes in the parliamentary elections, joins the National Advance and the National Party and forms the National Democracy of Center (Democracia Nacional de Centro).

Left Radical Party

• 1971: A moderate faction of the ⇒ Radical Party formed the Left Radical Party (Partido Izquierda Radical), later renamed the Chilean Social Democracy Party.
• 1994: The party fused with the Radical Party to form the Social Democrat Radical Party

Liberal leaders

• Arturo Alessandri Palma