National Unity Movement (Nicaragua)
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The National Unity Movement ( - MUN) is a Nicaraguan political party founded in year 2000 by retired army chief and Sandinista
dissident Joaquín Cuadra
. In the 2004 Municipal Elections, the MUN contested in alliance with Alliance for the Republic
(APRE). As of 2006, the MUN is part of the Sandinista Renovation Movement
(MRS) electoral alliance.
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish...
dissident Joaquín Cuadra
Joaquín Cuadra
Joaquín Cuadra Lacayo, a scion of Nicaragua's elite, joined the rebel Sandinista National Liberation Front in late 1972. After their victory in 1979, he became army chief of staff....
. In the 2004 Municipal Elections, the MUN contested in alliance with Alliance for the Republic
Alliance for the Republic
The Alliance for the Republic is a right-wing liberal-conservative Nicaraguan political party founded in 2004 by dissident liberals from the Constitutional Liberal Party and the Conservative Party including Enrique Bolaños, who was President of Nicaragua at the time.APRE won 3 major offices in...
(APRE). As of 2006, the MUN is part of the Sandinista Renovation Movement
Sandinista Renovation Movement
The Sandinista Renovation Movement is a Nicaraguan political party founded by dissidents of the Sandinista National Liberation Front on May 18, 1995, on Augusto César Sandino's 100th anniversary...
(MRS) electoral alliance.