UNIDO

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UNIDO (United Nationalist Democratic Organization) was a major opposition political coalition in the Philippines that united various parties against the Marcos regime and supported Corazon Aquino’s rise to the presidency.

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instanceOf opposition alliance
political coalition
activeDuring 1980s
alliedWith Catholic Church opposition sectors
civil society opposition groups
contributedTo downfall of Ferdinand Marcos
restoration of democracy in the Philippines
country Philippines
dissolvedAfter 1986 People Power Revolution NERFINISHED
formedAs coalition of opposition parties
fullName United Nationalist Democratic Organization NERFINISHED
goal end authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos
ensure credible presidential elections
restore democratic institutions
historicalSignificance helped unite fragmented opposition forces
instrumental in legitimizing Corazon Aquino’s candidacy
ideology anti-dictatorship
pro-democracy
includedParty Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (early opposition elements) NERFINISHED
Liberal Party (Philippines) NERFINISHED
Nacionalista Party (Philippines) NERFINISHED
PDP–Laban NERFINISHED
keyLeader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. NERFINISHED
Jose W. Diokno NERFINISHED
Jovito Salonga NERFINISHED
Lorenzo Tañada NERFINISHED
Salvador Laurel NERFINISHED
languageOfOperation English
Filipino
operatedIn Philippines NERFINISHED
opposed Ferdinand Marcos NERFINISHED
Marcos regime NERFINISHED
participatedIn 1986 Philippine snap presidential election NERFINISHED
politicalPosition opposition to Ferdinand Marcos
politicalSphere national politics of the Philippines
politicalSystemContext authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos
regionOfActivity Luzon NERFINISHED
Mindanao NERFINISHED
Visayas NERFINISHED
roleInEvent major opposition coalition in 1986 snap election
status defunct political coalition
supported Aquino–Laurel ticket NERFINISHED
Corazon Aquino NERFINISHED
supportedCandidateForPresident Corazon Aquino NERFINISHED
supportedCandidateForVicePresident Salvador Laurel NERFINISHED
supportedOffice Presidency of the Philippines NERFINISHED
timePeriod late Marcos era
typeOfOrganization electoral coalition

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