Guillermo Ungo
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Guillermo Manuel Ungo Revelo (1931 – February 28, 1991) was a Salvadoran
social democratic politician. He was a member of the ruling government junta from 1979 to 1980. Ungo was for a time the unofficial leader of the opposition
in his capacity as president of the Revolutionary Democratic Front
alliance. He ran in the Salvadoran presidential election of 1972 as the vice presidential running mate
of Christian democrat José Napoleón Duarte
. Official results showed a victory for the military-backed candidate, Arturo Armando Molina Barraza, though the fairness of the election was widely disputed.
He returned from a long exile in November 1987 with the other leading opposition politician, Rubén Zamora
, a political ally. Their respective organizations merged in December 1987 into the Democratic Convergence, but this new group did not contribute candidates in the parliamentary elections of 1988.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
social democratic politician. He was a member of the ruling government junta from 1979 to 1980. Ungo was for a time the unofficial leader of the opposition
Opposition (parliamentary)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
in his capacity as president of the Revolutionary Democratic Front
Revolutionary Democratic Front
The Revolutionary Democratic Front is a populist political party in El Salvador. It was founded in 2006 as a rightwing split from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front. The party received 0.95% of the vote in the 18 January 2009 legislative election....
alliance. He ran in the Salvadoran presidential election of 1972 as the vice presidential running mate
Running mate
A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election. The term is most often used in reference to the person in the subordinate position but can also properly be used when referring to both candidates, such as "Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen were...
of Christian democrat José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran political figure who, from March 3, 1980, to 1982, led the civil-military Revolutionary Government Junta that took power in a 1979 coup d'état...
. Official results showed a victory for the military-backed candidate, Arturo Armando Molina Barraza, though the fairness of the election was widely disputed.
He returned from a long exile in November 1987 with the other leading opposition politician, Rubén Zamora
Rubén Zamora
For the Guatemalan journalist, see José Rubén Zamora.Rubén Zamora Rivas is a social democratic politician in El Salvador. He was a member of the cabinet of the Salvadoran government following the October 15, 1979 coup, but he resigned in early 1980 to protest the escalation of repression as the...
, a political ally. Their respective organizations merged in December 1987 into the Democratic Convergence, but this new group did not contribute candidates in the parliamentary elections of 1988.