Liberator Party
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The Liberator Party was a political party in Guyana
. It contested the 1973 general election
in an alliance with the United Force
, receiving 2.8% of the vote and won two seats. However, the Liberator Party decided to boycott the National Assembly in protest at fraud in the elections and both seats were taken by the United Force. The party did not contest any further elections, and later merged with the Working People's Vanguard Party
to form the Vanguard for Liberation and Democracy.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
. It contested the 1973 general election
Guyanese general election, 1973
General elections were held in Guyana on 17 July 1973. The result was a victory for the People's National Congress, which won 37 of the 53 seats. However, the PNC's victory was the result of fraud as the government had direct control of the elections. Voter turnout was 81.0%.-Results:...
in an alliance with the United Force
The United Force
The United Force is a conservative political party in Guyana. It currently has one seat in the National Assembly and is led by Manzoor Nadir.-History:...
, receiving 2.8% of the vote and won two seats. However, the Liberator Party decided to boycott the National Assembly in protest at fraud in the elections and both seats were taken by the United Force. The party did not contest any further elections, and later merged with the Working People's Vanguard Party
Working People's Vanguard Party
Working People's Vanguard Party was a small, Maoist political party in Guyana. It was formed in 1969 through a split in the People's Progressive Party in the 1960s. The party was led by Brindley Benn and Victor Downer...
to form the Vanguard for Liberation and Democracy.