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United Democratic Front - Encyclopedia.com It was formed in 1983 in response to the South African government's proposal to give the Coloured and Indian communities a limited role in government, as part of its campaign to defuse the country's political crisis. Crisis of government, ethnic schisms, civil war, and regional destabilization of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic revolutions: why some succeed, why others fail. www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O48-UnitedDemocraticFront.html   (974 words)

Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is the ruling political party in Malawi. The party was formed in February 2005 by Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after a dispute with the United Democratic Front. Since the UDF was a member of the Liberal International, the DPP might take a liberal position. www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Democratic_Progressive_Party_(Malawi)   (141 words)

Assam United Democratic Front. Welcome!! The "ASSAM UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT" shall bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India and to the principles of Socialism, Secularism and Democracy and would up-hold the sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of the Union of India. The "ASSAM UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT" shall comprise the state of Assam and each and every adminstrative sub-division shall be deemed to be a district for the purpose of this Constitution. An elected committee of all level of the Front shall be for a period of two years from the date of formation and shall continue till a new committee is formed. www.udf.in /constitution.htm   (4041 words)

South Africa - United Democratic Front The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an extraparliamentary organization established in 1983, primarily in opposition to the government's constitutional proposals of that year. Following clashes with the government, the UDF was effectively banned--i.e., its political activities were proscribed--under the terms of the emergency regulations of February 24, 1988, and many of its affiliates were reorganized under the guise of a new political coalition. The Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) was the name of an informal coalition of antiapartheid groups during the 1970s and early 1980s. www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-12177.html   (333 words)

Rediff On The NeT: UDF plans last-ditch battle against Kerala government The United Democratic Front in Kerala is making yet another attempt to mould itself into an effective opposition against the 27-month-old Communist-led government of Chief Minister E K Nayanar. The official reason advanced for such a course is that the party was keen to form a broad alliance of democratic and secular forces, including the Left parties, to fight the fascist forces, aka the Bharatiya Janata Party. UDF convener K Sankaranarayanan put up a brave front on the new move by the opposition to launch a joint agitation against the government. www.rediff.com /news/1998/aug/06keral.htm   (674 words)

Al-Ahram Weekly | Opinion | Foot in the door of change Millions of people in different countries and regions, caught in the vortex of historical change, are taking to the streets or to polling stations to claim their birthright of freely choosing their leaders, forming their governments and drafting their laws. In Zanzibar, the opposition United Democratic Front threatened general civil disobedience if charges of rigged elections were not investigated and redressed. With the exception of Algeria, the heroic 20th century anti-colonial struggle, the negotiated decolonisation pacts and the bloodless coups that marked the emergence of many newly-independent countries pale in comparison to the ruthless crimes committed in Somalia, Rwanda, Srebrenica and the Congo in the latter part of the century. weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/768/op2.htm   (1149 words)

rediff.com: T V R Shenoy on the dramatics of Kerala politics To begin with the Left Democratic Front, there is an undeclared but very real split in the CPI-M. The CITU, which is the trade union wing of the party, is up in arms. I imagine that there shall be partnerships struck at the local level between individual parties in the United Democratic Front with individual partners in the Left Democratic Front. Both the Congress and the Left Front are hard put to explain just where they differ on hard issues, or why they should be fighting in Thiruvananthapuram when they are on the same side in Delhi. www.rediff.com /news/2000/aug/31flip.htm   (878 words)

"Beyond Our Wildest Dreams": The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South Africa by Ineke van ... The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South Africa In hindsight, the UDF can be seen as a transitional front, preparing the ground for leaders of the liberation movement to return from exile or prison and take over power. Interviews with Cachalia and other leading personalities in the UDF examine the organization's workings at the national level, while stories of ordinary people, collected by the author, illuminate the grassroots activism so important to the UDF's success. www.upress.virginia.edu /books/vanKessel.html   (386 words)

International Nepal Solidarity Network » Anti-Monarchy United Democratic Front (India) The Anti-Monarchy United Democratic Front, formed by all the major Nepali migrant organizations in India to provide solidarity to the on-going pro-democracy movement in Nepal, fully endorses the decision by the people of Nepal to reject the so-called address to the nation by King Gyanendra yesterday, April 21, 2006. The Front also calls upon the Government of India, the Indian political parties and Indian civil society to stand by the millions of people in Nepal and not let down the people of Nepal by trying to save the monarchy of Nepal at any cost. The Front appeals all the international friends and well-wishers of Nepal, Nepalis and Nepali democracy to let the people of Nepal decide their own future, including the fate of monarchy, democratically. 66.116.151.85 /?p=3229   (1148 words)

The Epoch Times | Malawi Party Lodges Motion to Impeach President BLANTYRE, Malawi - Malawi's United Democratic Front (UDF) party, under whose banner President Bingu wa Mutharika took office a year ago, on Wednesday lodged an impeachment motion in parliament that could lead to his ouster. UDF backbencher Maxwell Milanzi filed the motion on behalf of the party and said he had the support of the Malawi Congress Party, the other major parliamentary group in this southern African country. Wa Mutharika, who quit the UDF to form his Democratic Progressive Party earlier this year, must appear in parliament within seven days to defend himself. www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-6-22/29741.html   (214 words)

The Need for a Giant United Front for Freedom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) This scenario presents an urgent challenge for Liberians to rally and form a democratic united front if the current trend is to be reversed and arrest the ongoing chaos and plunder. Their aim is to build a coalition for the urgent democratization of the country. Several democratic forces operating within the country, including the alliance of 11 political parties and some democratic members of the House of Representatives, provide an opportunity for democracy-building and moving forward. www.theperspective.org /unitedfront.html   (1114 words)

Nigeria: United Democratic Front Therefore, the limited sanctions imposed on Nigeria by the U.S. and the European Union have not been effective in forcing Abacha and his regime either to bow to the wishes of the people as expressed in the presidential election of June 12th 1993, or to respect the basic standards of international behavior. In the process, we believe that we have a responsibility to inform the outside world that those who wish to impose a double standard in their consideration of our plight, those who take sadistic pleasure in reducing us to second class citizens of the world, are enemies of all humanity, yellow, fl and white. Along the way, we must remind the apologists of the Abacha regime, especially our own fl brothers from the United States of America, that they are traitors to their own history, and captives of a chronic slave mentality. www.africaaction.org /docs96/nig9604.htm   (1809 words)

United Democratic Front UDF conference - Grassroots - 1 Jan 1984 UDF signature campaign moves ahead - Speak: the voice of the community - 4 Apr 1984 Organisations in the UDF - Grassroots - 7 Jul 1987 www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/udf/index.html   (744 words)

UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF NIGERIA INFO RELEASE In the presence of one such delegation, that of the United States, the man collapsed and died. We have outlined ad nauseam a programme for the restoration of the nation to democratic rule: Instant disengagement of the military together with the setting up of a government of national unity and reconciliation. Agreement on a new leader of an interim civilian government is the most urgent task that faces the democratic opposition and the political class. www.mumia.org /wwwboard/messages/1278.html   (1497 words)

.::United People's Democratic Front (UPDF)::. The United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) is a political party based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Founded on 26 December 1998 at the end of a Preparatory Conference held in Dhaka, the UPDF is a manifestation of the strong and serious reservations against the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord of 2 December 1997. The principles of equality of nations, equality of both sexes and non-communal and democratic ideals constitute the basis of all activities of the Party. www.updfcht.org /about.html   (153 words)

H-Net Review: Jeremy Seekings on "Beyond Our Wildest Dreams": The United Democratic ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) The UDF was formed in 1983 to bring together opponents of constitutional reforms proposed by the National Party government. Insofar as this was a 'UDF revolt', it was because it coincided with and was perhaps in part inspired by actions in other parts of the country, not because of any direct organisational or even ideological link. I argue in my own study that the UDF should not be regarded as coterminous with the entire Charterist (or ANC-aligned) movement inside the country; increasingly, large sections of the latter were opposed to the UDF as a specific set of structures and leaders. www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=9337979942357   (2801 words)

UNHCR - South Africa: Additional information on the persecution of members of the United Democratic Front in 1987\1988, ... Members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) have been detained in prison and charged with treason for their activities (The Globe and Mail, 1 July 1987, p.A3).  Hostilities between the United Democratic Front and right- wing tribal vigilantes, known to be part of the Inkatha (a conservative anti-apartheid organization), have caused the deaths of many UDF activists targeted by this group. For further information on the detention of UDF members by the government and persecution of the UDF by members of the Inkatha, please refer to the attached articles cited below. www.unhcr.org /home/RSDCOI/3ae6abc824.html   (276 words)

United Democratic Front - Definition, explanation There is also a United Democratic Front in Namibia. The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party in Malawi and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao. The United Democratic Front was also a political movement in South Africa during the 1980s that was opposed to Apartheid. www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/u/un/united_democratic_front.php   (322 words)

UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF NIGERIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) I wish to appeal to Your Excellency to call for an urgent meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations to consider the situation in Sierra Leone, and in the meanwhile to demand that Nigeria stop all further military action against the people of Sierra Leone. The view is widely held in Sierra Leone that the Government of Cote D’Ivoire, the United Nations, the OAU and the Commonwealth, as the moral guarantors of the accord, reinforced by other disinterested states, could help Sierra Leoneans develop a peaceful solution. Further, the United Nations Security Council has not authorised Nigeria’s military intervention in Sierra Leone, as it did the American intervention in Haiti which it authorized only after all the non-military options have been thoroughly exhausted. www.sulima.com /pubs/abundu.html   (1123 words)

Iranian Democrats Establish a United Front - December 7, 2004 - The New York Sun WASHINGTON - After years of bitter internal divisions and a series of crackdowns from the Islamic republic, the Iranian democratic opposition in the last two weeks has organized a united front to push for a referendum on the powers of the supreme leader. Sazegra is a founder of what in Farsi is called Tahkimeh Vahdat, which is translated into "strongest unity." The organization includes many of the reformists who had tried to work within the system with President Khatemi, as well as supporters of the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlevi. Khatemi could go a long way in dispelling the notion in the West that Iran's democratic opposition has been demoralized after hard-line clerics prohibited most reformers from running for the elected assembly and have recently intensified efforts to arrest anti-regime bloggers and shut down critical newspapers. www.nysun.com /article/5858   (590 words)

Russia, Government, Politics, Moscow Elections, SPS, Yabloko - JRL 12-7-05 In the elections, United Russia took 47.3% of the vote, the Communist Party - 16.8%, and Yabloko (representing the united democrats coalition) - 11.1%. The democrats' task is to decide on which approaches can lead to agreement, he said. Commenting on the announcement by former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov that he intended to form a united democratic front, Belykh said that Yabloko and SPS were ready to consider participating in this party as broad democratic coalition. www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/9314-6.cfm   (430 words)

The Hindu : Kerala News : Kerala Congress (J) quits United Democratic Front The KC(J) is the second constituent to end the decades-long political affiliation with the UDF after the Kerala Congress faction led by R. Balakrishna Pillai. The question of having alliance with the Left Democratic Front and the stand to be taken in the coming Assembly byelections would be decided later. Chandy was instrumental in ensuring the defeat of the UDF candidates in the last Parliament election. www.hindu.com /2005/05/06/stories/2005050602930700.htm   (368 words)

Pogrom in Gambela still underway: Gambela People's United Democratic Front Once again Gambella People Democratic United Front (GPUDF) would like to convey the dreadful news that has been going on since December 13, 2003. On December the 24th, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary “Democratic” Forces (EPRDF) government has committed the same crime it had committed on December the 13th. Although the mood of Gambella people, and the atmosphere in the region is very hostile to resist, we believe the political turmoil can be eased if the peace-loving nations such as the United States, and the U.K, and international organizations interfere. www.ethiomedia.com /release/pogrom_in_gambela.html   (765 words)

Black Liberation in South Africa and the United States Inviting Louis Farrakhan of the fl racialist and anti-Semitic Nation of Islam to a summit meeting of fl leaders in 1994 was not the same as endorsing his views, but it did give him a measure of legitimacy and was deeply troubling to many of the association’s white and integration-minded supporters. The invitation to Farrakhan might be contrasted with the decision made during the 1980s by the ANC and its domestic surrogate, the United Democratic Front, to give interracialism or “nonracialism” a higher priority than fl unity. The mainstream liberation movement proclaimed that South Africa was a multi-racial and multi-ethnic society that could be fused into a single nation on the basis of shared democratic values. www.stanford.edu /dept/news/stanfordtoday/ed/9603/9603essy06.html   (223 words)

Foreign Affairs - Book Review - Beyond Our Wildest Dreams: The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South ... The UDF: A History of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991. These impressive and complementary studies both look at the history of the United Democratic Front, the political umbrella movement that mobilized mass resistance to apartheid inside South Africa during the 1980s in tandem with the exiled African National Congress. Seekings, a South African sociologist, concentrates on the UDF at the national and regional levels, analyzing the movement's complex evolution, internal tensions, and relationship with the ANC. www.foreignaffairs.org /20001101fabook852/ineke-van-kessel/beyond-our-wildest-dreams-the-united-democratic-front-and-the-transformation-of-south-africa.html   (323 words)

Election 2004 - HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) With even Kerala Chief Minister AK Antony admitting that elections would be tough because of dissidence in the Congress, the mood in the opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) is distinctly upbeat. The opposition front led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is hoping that it will win between 13 to 15 seats of the 20 in the May 10 elections, up from nine in the last poll in 1999. Buoyed by what they call an anti-United Democratic Front (UDF) wave in the state, LDF cadres are also excited by CPI-M politburo member VS Achuthanandan announcing that some second line UDF leaders would join their ranks after the elections. www.hindustantimes.com /2005/May/22/6996_702663,0016005500030000.htm   (527 words)

Assam United Democratic Front. Welcome!! AUDF is a front to consolidate all forces subscribing to the fundamental values of our Constitution. In this holy endeavor, the UDF has joined hands with like-minded political parties to complete the mission. The UDF and its various allies are united in their determination to defeat the Congress and BJP, which threatens to rewrite our past and wreck our future. www.udf.in   (138 words)

United Democratic Front United Democratic Front - SASPU National - 10 October 1983 UDF under attack - Arise Vukani - 1 Jan 1987 UDF leaders released - Grassroots - 3 Mar 1988 www.anc.org.za /ancdocs/history/udf   (744 words)

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