Popular Democratic Unity
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Popular Democratic Unity (in Spanish
: Unidad Democrático Popular), was a political front in Peru
founded in 1977 by Revolutionary Vanguard
, Revolutionary Communist Party
and Revolutionary Left Movement
. UDP contested the 1978 and 1980 elections.
In the 1980 and 1983 municipal elections, UDP took part in IU
lists.
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...
: Unidad Democrático Popular), was a political front in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
founded in 1977 by Revolutionary Vanguard
Revolutionary Vanguard
Revolutionary Vanguard was a political party in Peru founded in 1965 by various Marxist groups. Leaders included Ricardo Napurí , César Benavides, Ricardo Letts and Edmundo Murrugarra.In 1977 VR took part in the foundation of the UDP...
, Revolutionary Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party (Peru)
Revolutionary Communist Party was a communist party in Peru. PCR was formed in 1974, through a split in the Revolutionary Vanguard. PCR was founded by Manuel Danmert, Agustín Haya and Santiago Pedraglio....
and Revolutionary Left Movement
Revolutionary Left Movement (Peru)
Revolutionary Left Movement , was a Marxist group founded in Peru in 1962 by Luis de la Puente Uceda and his group APRA Rebelde, a splinter-group from the APRA which had rallied the government in the 1950s and 1960s...
. UDP contested the 1978 and 1980 elections.
In the 1980 and 1983 municipal elections, UDP took part in IU
United Left (Peru)
United Left was an alliance of leftist political parties in Peru founded in 1980 by Popular Democratic Unity , Revolutionary Left Union , Peruvian Communist Party , Revolutionary Socialist Party , Revolutionary Communist Party and FOCEP.In 1984 UDP and a part of PCR converted itself into the...
lists.