[3] The foundation of PAN followed the establishment of two other Black political parties in Latin America, in Cuba (1908) and Brazil (1931).
[3] A first reference of the project to launch a Black political party can be found in the October 24, 1935, issue of Nuestra Raza.
[1] The manifesto of the party was formulated along the Popular Front lines, calling for struggle against fascism and imperialism.
The convention was chaired by Victoriano Rivero, Isabelino José Gares and Félix Tejera.
Other candidates were Carmelo Gentile, Pilar Barrios, Rufino Silva Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Martinez, Rolando R. Olivera, Victoriano Rivero, Cándido Guimaraes, Sandalio del Puerto and Roberto Sosa.
The election campaign, carried out in Montevideo, centered around racial discrimination in employment in the state administration.
A group of Executive Committee members met on August 13, 1941, and voted to demote Méndez from his post as party chairman.
On August 15, 1941, Méndez reported to police that properties at the PAN office had been stolen by the Suarez Peña faction.
The Suarez Peña group responded by appealing to the Electoral Court that they be recognized as the genuine PAN.
[1] In January 1942 the Méndez faction adopted a party hymn, composed by Victor Irrazabal and Carlos Tarama.