Peruvian Democratic Movement

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Peruvian Democratic Movement
Movimiento Democrático Peruano
LeaderManuel Prado Ugarteche
FounderManuel Cisneros Sánchez
Founded1956
Dissolved1981
HeadquartersLima, Peru
IdeologyConservative liberalism
Populism
Political positionCentre-right

Peruvian Democratic Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Democrático Peruano, MDP), originally named Pradist Democratic Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Democrático Pradista, MDP), was a political party in Peru in 1956. The initiator of the party was Manuel Cisneros Sánchez. Manuel Prado y Ugarteche was the leader of the party. Later, MDP took the name Movimiento Democrático Peruano. It governed Peru between 1956 and 1962.