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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Predicate Object
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
formedAs coalition of opposition parties
fullName United Nationalist Democratic Organization
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)
Liberal Party (Philippines)
Nacionalista Party (Philippines)
linked to: Nacionalista Party

PDP–Laban
keyLeader Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
Jose W. Diokno
Jovito Salonga
Lorenzo Tañada
Salvador Laurel
languageOfOperation English
Filipino
operatedIn Philippines
opposed Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos regime
participatedIn 1986 Philippine snap presidential election
politicalPosition opposition to Ferdinand Marcos
politicalSphere national politics of the Philippines
politicalSystemContext authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos
regionOfActivity Luzon
Mindanao
Visayas
roleInEvent major opposition coalition in 1986 snap election
status defunct political coalition
supported Aquino–Laurel ticket
Corazon Aquino
linked to: Corazon C. Aquino
supportedCandidateForPresident Corazon Aquino
linked to: Corazon C. Aquino
supportedCandidateForVicePresident Salvador Laurel
supportedOffice Presidency of the Philippines
timePeriod late Marcos era
typeOfOrganization electoral coalition

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Kilusang Bagong Lipunan opposedBy United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO)
linked to: UNIDO
Corazon C. Aquino politicalParty UNIDO
subject linked to: Corazon