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The Corozal United Front (CUF) was a short-lived political party active in
Corozal District Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize. The population was 33,894 in 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town. Pre-Columbian Maya ruins are found in Corozal at Santa Rita near Corozal Town, and at Cerros. To ...
,
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, in the 1970s. Shortly after its founding the party won a municipal election in
Corozal Town Corozal Town is a town in Belize, capital of Corozal District. Corozal Town is located about 84 miles north of Belize City, and 9 miles from the border with Mexico. The population of Corozal Town, according to the main results of the 2010 census ...
, defeating the established
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there for the first time. In conjunction with the newly formed United Democratic Party, the CUF fielded candidates in the
1974 Belizean general election General elections were in Belize on 30 October 1974. Belizeans elected 18 members to the House of Representatives. The elections were the first since the country was officially renamed from British Honduras in 1973. The ruling People's United P ...
, but failed to win any seats in the Belize House. After the 1974 election, the CUF was absorbed by the UDP."The United Democratic Party at 40"
, United Democratic Party. (accessed 18 March 2015)


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