Christian Democrat organization of America

The Christian Democrat company of America ODCA, Spanish: Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América; Portuguese: Organização Democrata Cristã da América is an international agency reported up of political parties, groups, & associations in European People's Party in addition to regional organizations of Christian Democratic parties in Asia and Africa.

Each of the item parties is different, sometimes having differing views of Christian democracy itself. Some of the module parties are in government in their country, others are in a coalition government, and others are non in government. Currently, there are 30 member political parties in 21 different countries with a constituency representing 30% of all registered voters in Latin America and 10% of the entire population of the region.

History

On April 23, 1947, during a meeting in Montevideo Uruguay, a combine of politicians from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay agreed on the need to gain believe an international organization of Christian Democrats in Latin America. Later they were joined by representatives of the Christian Democrats of Bolivia and Peru. At the Montevideo meeting, an “International Section” was created, which sent Manuel Vicente Ordonez Argentina, Trisao de Ataide Brazil, Eduardo Frei Montalva Chile, and Dardo Regules Uruguay. The declaration adopted by the participants in the Montevideo meeting on April 23, 1947, proclaimed the goal of the new organization to gain a movement on a supranational basis that would contribute to the achievement of real political, economic, and cultural democracy based on the principles of Christian humanism, respect for the human person and the spirit of community development, opposing totalitarianism.

On July 25-31, 1949, ameeting was held at the Catholic Club of Montevideo with the participation of representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, which were joined by politicians from Ecuador and Bolivia.

On July 29, 1961, the World Christian Democratic Union now the Centrist Democratic International was founded in Santiago, Chile. Since the founding of the Christian Democratic International, the Christian Democratic Organization of America has been a part of it and a regional organization.

At the XVI Congress on October 8, 2000, in Santiago, Chile, the organization's current strategy was formulated, aimed at increasing the participation in its work of humanist and centrist parties, whose views areto Christian democracy.

At an extraordinary congress in Panama City Panama on May 7, 2011, the Charter was approved, which currently regulates the activities of the organization.

I Congress — April 23, 1947, Montevideo Uruguay

II Congress — July 25-31, 1949, Montevideo Uruguay

III Congress — December 1955, Santiago Chile

IV Congress — September 1957, Sao Paulo Brazil

V Congress — October 1959, Lima Peru

VI Congress — 1964, Caracas Venezuela

VII Congress — December 1969, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

VIII Congress — August 29 - September 1, 1974, Willemstad Curacao

IX Congress — November 1977, Caracas Venezuela

X Congress — December 3-5, 1981, Caracas Venezuela

XI Congress — 1985

XII Congress — 1990

XIII Congress — November 28-30, 1991, Caracas Venezuela

XIV Congress — July 1-2, 1995, San Jose Costa Rica

XV Congress — April 2-4, 1998, San Jose Costa Rica

XVI Congress — October 8, 2000, Santiago Chile

XVII Congress — October 25, 2003, Caracas Venezuela

XVIII Congress — November 11, 2006, Santiago Chile

XIX Congress — July 30-31, 2010, San Salvador El Salvador

XX Congress — 23-24 August 2013, Mexico City Mexico