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United People's Party (Bangladesh)
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United People's Party may refer to: * United Peoples' Party (Bangladesh) * Estonian United People's Party, later renamed the Constitution Party * United Peoples Party (Fiji) * United People's Party (Jamaica) * United People's Party (Liberia) * United People's Party (Malaysia) (other), several * United People's Party (Poland) * United People's Party (Saint Kitts and Nevis) * United People's Party (Singapore) * United People's Party (Sint Maarten) * United People's Party (Zimbabwe) See also * UPP (other) UPP may stand for: ;Political parties *Union for Peru, Unión por el Perú, a liberal or centrist political party in Peru *Union for Promoting Progress (União Promotora para o Progresso), a political party in Macao *United People's Party (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Peoples' Party (Bangladesh)
The United Peoples' Party (UPP) was founded by Kazi Zafar Ahmed in 1974. History Ahmed took the UPP to a coalition government with President Ziaur Rahman after he assumed the presidency through a referendum. Ahmed became Minister of Education, but left the coalition due to irreconcilable differences. However, many of his former colleagues joined Zia's new party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Mr. Ahmed also played a leading role in the anti military role of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad Lt. Gen. Hussain Muhammad Ershad ( bn, হুসেইন মুহাম্মদ এরশাদ; 1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi Army Chief politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time ma .... But the period since 1975 in Bangladesh witnessed realignment of politics and leaders leaving their old parties and joining new ones. Ahmed dissolved his UPP and joined President Ershad's Jatiya Party (JP) References Defunct pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian United People's Party
The Constitution Party (''Konstitutsioonierakond''), known until 11 February 2006 as the Estonian United People's Party (''Eestimaa Ühendatud Rahvapartei''), was a political party in Estonia, mainly supported by the Russian minority. For the 1995 elections the party formed the "Our Home is Estonia" alliance with the Russian Party in Estonia. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p579 The alliance won six seats. The party held 6 seats in the Riigikogu from 1999 to 2003. At the legislative elections of 2 March 2003, it won 2.2% of the popular vote and got no seats. In 2007's election, it fell further to 5,470 votes (1.0%) and again got no seat; Estonian Internal Security Service alleged there was an active promotion campaign by Russian special services.Eesti Päevaleht 20 June 2008Kaitsepolitsei aastaraamat: Vene luure tegi mullu Eestis usinalt tööd by Kärt Anvelt On 28 June 2008, it merged with the Estonian Left Party to form the Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Peoples Party (Fiji)
The United Peoples Party was a minor political party in Fiji. It represented mainly General Electors and multiracial people, and claimed to follow moderate, centrist policies. From 2001 it was led by Mick Beddoes, the sole member elected from the party to the 71-member House of Representatives in the general election. The party was dissolved in January 2013. History of the UPP The party, originally called the United General Party, was formed in the late 1990s by a merger between the General Voters Party and the General Electors Association, formerly the All National Congress (ANC). This followed an earlier move in which ethnic Fijian members of the ANC had left to join the Fijian Association Party. Both groups were fragments of the old Alliance Party, the party which ruled Fiji from 1967 to 1987. In 2003, the party announced a drive to broaden its base to attract support from Fiji's major ethnic communities, indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijians. On 2 August, Beddoes anno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Jamaica)
The United People's Party is a political party in Jamaica. It was started by Antoinette Haughton-Cardenas in 2001 and first contested national elections in 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ..., but received only 548 votes and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p433-435 It did not contest any further elections. References Defunct political parties in Jamaica {{Jamaica-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Liberia)
The United People's Party (UPP) is a political party in Liberia. It formed in the 1980s as a successor to the Progressive Alliance of Liberia (PAL) and the Progressive People's Party (PPP), but was initially banned under President Samuel Doe because of its "socialist leanings". PAL and UPP leader Gabriel Baccus Matthews was the main opposition politician in Liberia under Doe, and after Doe's death in 1990 he became Foreign Minister until 1993. In the elections held on 19 July 1997, the UPP presidential candidate Gabriel Baccus Matthews won 2.51% of the vote. The party won 2 out of 64 seats in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. While international observers deemed the polls administratively free and transparent, they noted that it had taken place in an atmosphere of intimidation because most voters believed that former rebel leader and National Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate Charles Taylor would return to war if defeated. Matthews retired as leader of the part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Malaysia) (other) (SUPP), one of the oldest Sarawak-based parties
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United People's Party in Malaysia may refer to: * United Sarawak Party (PSB), a Sarawak-based party rebranded from earlier formed United People's Party (UPP) * Malaysian United People's Party (MUPP) or Parti Bersatu Rakyat Malaysia (BERSAMA), a nationwide party * Sarawak United Peoples' Party The Sarawak United Peoples' Party, or SUPP (; ms, Parti Rakyat Bersatu Sarawak; Iban: ''Gerempong Sa'ati Rayat Sarawak'') is a multiracial centre-right local political party of Malaysia based in Sarawak. The SUPP president is Dr. Sim Kui Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Poland)
The United People's Party ( pl, Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe, ZSL) was an agrarian socialist political party in the People's Republic of Poland. It was formed on 27 November 1949 from the merger of the pro-Communist Stronnictwo Ludowe party with remnants of the independent Polish People's Party of Stanisław Mikołajczyk. ZSL became – as intended from its beginning – a satellite party of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), representing the PZPR in the rural areas. It was a member of the Front of National Unity until 1982, and from 1982 was a member of the Front's successor, the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth. To keep up the appearance that Poland was ruled by a coalition, the Marshal of the Sejm (parliamentary speaker) was always a member of the ZSL. In 1989 after victory of the Solidarity trade union in the 1989 Polish legislative elections together with the PZPR's other satellite party, the Alliance of Democrats, ZSL decided to support Solidarity. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Saint Kitts And Nevis)
The United People's Party was a political party in Saint Kitts and Nevis. The party first contested national elections in 1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ..., when they received 3.1% of the vote and failed to win any seats. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp577-578 In the 1995 elections they received just 71 votes and again failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections.Nohlen, p575 References {{Authority control Political parties in Saint Kitts and Nevis 1990s in Saint Kitts and Nevis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Singapore)
The United People's Party was a political party in Singapore, formed by the former People's Action Party (PAP) leader Ong Eng Guan in 1961. After it won a seat in the Legislative Assembly (won by Ong Eng Guan), in the 1963 General Elections, the party's existence was in doubt as Singapore was knocked out of the Malaysian federation by Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r .... In June 1965, Ong resigned from his seat and the seat was subsequently won back by the PAP in the by-election. By the 1968 election, the party had dissolved. References Background of UPP Defunct political parties in Singapore 1961 establishments in Singapore 1968 disestablishments in Singapore Political parties established in 1961 Political parties disestablished in 1968 {{sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Sint Maarten)
The United People's Party ( nl, Verenigde Volkspartij) is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2010. The party currently holds five seats in the Parliament of Sint Maarten. UP Next In 2014, the youth arm of the United People’s Party, “UP Next”, was launched at the Hard Rock Café in Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten. References See also * Claude Wathey Claude Wathey (full name Albert Claudius Wathey; 24 July 1926 – January 1998), was a prominent politician of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten, Democratic Party from the island of Sint Maarten. He was knighted by the Dutch Crown for his politi ... Political parties in Sint Maarten Political parties established in 2010 2010 establishments in Sint Maarten United People's Party (Sint Maarten) politicians {{SintMaarten-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United People's Party (Zimbabwe)
The United People's Party (UPP) was a political party in Zimbabwe from 2006-2010. Formed by Dr. Daniel Shumba, a former provincial chairman of Masvingo and member of the Central Committee of ZANU-PF, it called for opposition to the ZANU-PF, the nation's ruling party, claiming it had subjected Zimbabweans to poverty, hopelessness and victims of misrule, greed, brutality, terror, corruption and dictatorship." Party candidates ran for the first time in the by-elections of Chiredzi South and Zaka East in February and March 2007, respectively. In the 2008 parliamentary election, the party put forward 79 candidates for the House of Assembly and 27 for the Senate in eight of Zimbabwe's ten provinces. Shumba (who self-funded the Party), who was the first party leader, was denied a chance to run in the 2008 Zimbabwean presidential election for allegedly arriving late to the nomination court. He later won his court application, but the judgement was issued well after the run-off electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |