The Committee of National Unity (Spanish

Spanish language

Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

: Comité de Unidad Nacional, CUN) was a right-wing self-styled "technocratic" organization of moderate conservative business and government leaders in Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

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The CUN was founded by Hernán Antelo Laughlin, Fastón Villa and Renald MacLean in november 1977.
In 1978 the Committee of National Unity took part in an electoral coalition Nationalist Union of the People

Nationalist Union of the People

The Nationalist Union of the People was a right-wing, pro-military electoral political alliance in Bolivia.The UNP was formed in January 1978 by...

 backing Juan Pereda Asbún

Juan Pereda

Juan Pereda Asbún is a former military general and de facto president of Bolivia . Although he ruled for only four months, his ascent to the presidency marked the beginning of the most unstable period in Bolivian history, with nine presidents in a little over 4 years , in comparison to only one in...

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In 1979, the CUN dissolved into Hugo Banzer Suárez

Hugo Banzer

Hugo Banzer Suárez was a politician, military general, dictator and President of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from August 22, 1971 to July 21, 1978, as a dictator; and then again from August 6, 1997 to August 7, 2001, as constitutional President.-Military and ideological...

's new Nationalist Democratic Action

Nationalist Democratic Action

Nationalist Democratic Action is a right-wing political party in Bolivia led by Jorge Quiroga. ADN was founded on March 23, 1979 by the military dictator Hugo Banzer after he stepped down from power. It later expanded to include the Revolutionary Left Party and a faction of the Bolivian Socialist...

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