National Union
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National Union may refer to one of many political parties:
National Union may also refer to:
- Liberia National UnionLiberia National UnionThe Liberia National Union is a political party in Liberia West Africa. It was formed by Dr. Harry Moniba,the former Vice President of Liberia . Moniba also helped to create the multi party election system that the country currently uses. He served as LINU's first standard bearer as well...
- National Union (Chad)National Union (Chad)The National Union is a political party in Chad.At the last legislative elections, 21 April 2002, the party won according to IPU Parline 1 out of 155 seats....
- National Union (Chile)
- National Union Party (Costa Rica)National Union Party (Costa Rica)The National Union Party is a political party in Costa Rica.In the 2006 general elections, they won 2.5 % of the legislative votes, and 1.6 % of the Presidential vote. They were able to win one seat in the legislature....
- National Union (UAR), Nasser's party in the United Arab RepublicUnited Arab RepublicThe United Arab Republic , often abbreviated as the U.A.R., was a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union. Egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. The President was Gamal...
, 1957 - 1962 - National Union (Greece)
- National Union (Israel)National Union (Israel)The National Union is an alliance of nationalist political parties in Israel. In the 2009 elections the National Union consisted of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva, Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and Tkuma.-Background:...
- National Union (Madagascar)National Union (Madagascar)The National Union was an alliance of the political parties TIM, AVI and RPSD in Madagascar. The alliance participated in the last legislative elections, 15 December 2002, and won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 22 out of 160 seats...
- National Union (Peru)National Union (Peru)National Union was a political party in Peru.It was originally called the Radical Party by one of its founders Manuel González Prada. That name seemed too confrontational to many in the party and thus it became known as the National Union...
- National Union (Portugal)National Union (Portugal)The National Union was the only legal political party in Portugal for most of the period of the Estado Novo, a right-wing dictatorship dominated by António de Oliveira Salazar....
- National Union (Romania)
- National Union (Switzerland)National Union (Switzerland)The National Union was the main fascist political party in French-speaking Switzerland before World War II.The Union was formed in Geneva in 1932 by Georges Oltramare, a lawyer and writer. Noted for his anti-Semitic writing, Oltramare founded the Order Politique Nationale in 1931 but merged it...
- National Union Party (United States)National Union Party (United States)The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name....
- Russian National UnionRussian National UnionThe Russian National Union was a Neo-Nazi party in Russia. The party should not be confused with Russian National Unity, a larger group with similar roots, although with no direct connection....
- The Union Nationale in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, occasionally referred to in English as "National Union" in older documents - The United States Republican Party during the United States presidential election, 1864United States presidential election, 1864In the United States Presidential election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president. The election was held during the Civil War. Lincoln ran under the National Union ticket against Democratic candidate George B. McClellan, his former top general. McClellan ran as the "peace candidate",...
and United States House election, 1864United States House election, 1864Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1864 to elect Representatives to the 39th United States Congress. The election coincided with the presidential election of 1864, in which President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected....
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National Union may also refer to:
- Transvaal National Union, organisation established for the purpose of constitutional agitation for equal rights for uitlanders in the Transvaal, ?-1899.
- National Union for Democracy and Progress (disambiguation)
- Vacuum tubeVacuum tubeIn electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube , or thermionic valve , reduced to simply "tube" or "valve" in everyday parlance, is a device that relies on the flow of electric current through a vacuum...
for the brand of tubes. - National Union Electric Corporation, a U.S. conglomerate including Emerson RadioEmerson RadioEmerson Radio Corporation was founded in 1948. It is one of the United States’ largest volume consumer electronics distributors and has a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912...
and the Henney KilowattHenney KilowattThe Henney Kilowatt was an electric car introduced in the United States for the 1959 model year.-Corporate funding:The Henney Kilowatt was a project of National Union Electric Company, a conglomerate including Emerson Radio, and Henney Motor Company, which had purchased Eureka Williams in 1953. The...
. In 1974, the company was acquired by ElectroluxElectroluxThe Electrolux Group is a Swedish appliance maker.As of 2010 the 2nd largest home appliance manufacturer in the world after Whirlpool, its products sell under a variety of brand names including its own and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners...
. - National Union of Greek Australian Students - a federation of Hellenic Students Societies in Australia