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Movement of Socialist Affirmation

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Movement of Socialist Affirmation
Movimiento de Afirmación Socialista
AbbreviationMAS
LeaderHenry Pease
Rolando Ames
Gloria Helfer
Founded1989
Dissolved1992
IdeologyChristian socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationIU (1989-92)
MDI (1992-93)

The Movement of Socialist Affirmation (Spanish: Movimiento de Afirmación Socialista) (MAS) was a political party in Peru formed in 1989 by left Christian elements of the IU coalition, and active through 1992.[1][2] Leaders included Henry Pease, Rolando Ames and Gloria Helfer.[2]

MAS worked within IU in the 1989 and 1990 elections. In 1992 it broke with IU, and was one of the organizations founding MDI. MAS worked with MDI in the 1992 and 1993 elections. In the 1993 referendum, it supported the No.[citation needed][inconsistent]

MAS was represented in President Alberto Fujimori's first cabinet by Gloria Helfer, who was appointed Minister of Education.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Stern, Steve J., ed. (1998). Shining and other paths: War and society in Peru, 1980-1995. Duke University Press. p. 287. ISBN 9780822322177.
  2. ^ a b Feinstein, Tamara (2023). The Fate of Peruvian Democracy: Political Violence, Human Rights, and the Legal Left. University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 9780268206215.
  3. ^ Poole, Deborah. Peru: Time of Fear. London: Latin American Bureau. p. 149. ISBN 090615670X.