National Liberal Party of Cuba

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| native_name = Partido Liberal Nacional de Cuba

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| foundation = 2004

| dissolution = 20 February 2014

| merged = Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party

| headquarters = Havana

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| ideology = National liberalism
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| position = Centre-right

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The National Liberal Party of Cuba ({{langx|es|Partido Liberal Nacional de Cuba}}, PLNC) was a political party of Cuba, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2014.

History

The party was founded under the name Cuban Liberal Movement ({{langx|es|Movimiento Liberal Cubano}}) in 2004. It changed its name to PLNC in 2007.{{cite web |title=Fundan Partido Liberal Nacional de Cuba |website=CubaNet |date=9 May 2007 |last=Pérez Belette |first=Leonel Alberto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131085637/http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y07/may07/10a3.htm |archive-date=2011-01-31 |url-status=dead |url=https://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y07/may07/10a3.htm}} Party members were often intimidated, arrested, or imprisoned by political police.{{cite web |title=Denuncia el Partido Liberal Nacional Cubano incremento de la represión contra sus miembros |website=Misceláneas de Cuba |date=6 August 2009 |url=http://miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/article/index/51811bd13a682e0f88c4ef9a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306200337/http://miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/article/index/51811bd13a682e0f88c4ef9a#.VtyNHR3P1PY |archive-date=2016-03-06}}

On February 20, 2014, it merged with the Democratic Solidarity Party, adopting the name Cuban Liberal Solidarity Party ({{langx|es|Partido Solidaridad Liberal Cubano}}, PSLC).{{cite web |url=https://cubadesdeadentro.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/se-funda-partido-solidaridad-liberal-cubano/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304071313/https://cubadesdeadentro.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/se-funda-partido-solidaridad-liberal-cubano/ |archive-date=2019-03-04 |title=Se funda Partido Solidaridad Liberal Cubano |website=Cuba desde Adentro |date=25 February 2014 |last=Palacio Mogar |first=Fernando Edgardo }}

Ideology

The National Liberal Party of Cuba was a party of liberal ideology, since it defended postulates like nonintervention of the state and absolute economic freedom. The PLNC struggled to end Cuba's socialist system and respect for human rights. It was open to engaging in a dialogue with all pro-democratic forces in Cuba, especially those of liberal descent.