The People's Unity Assembly ( Catalan: ''Assemblea d'Unitat Popular'', AUP) was an independentist organisation and movement active between 1993 and 1996. The AUP was created by the Movement for Defence of the Land- IDP Faction (MDT-IDP), militants of La Crida, different local political organisations and independents. The AUP was close to the

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(ERC). The AUP had the support of the mayors of

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and

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History

The AUP was very active during its existence. The organisation made campaigns against the

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and in favor of

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. In 1995 the AUP supported, and went along, with the MDT- IDP in the municipal elections of that year, but at the same time the organisations was very close to thesis of ERC. In January 1996 a number of members of the AUP joined ERC and the organisation was dissolved. The opponents to that decision founded the

Platform for the Unity of Action The Platform for the Unity of Action (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Plataforma per la Unitat d'Acció'', PUA) was an Catalan independence, independentist organisation active between 1995 and 2000. The PUA was created by ex-members of People's Unity ...

(PUA).

References

* Bassa, David. ''L'independentisme català, 1979-1994''. Llibres de l'Índex, 1994 * Deulonder, Xavier. ''Història de l'MDT. Una organització independentista radical durant els anys 80 i 90''. Barcelona, Llibres de l'Índex, 2005. (Neopàtria, 7) Political parties established in 1995 Socialist parties in Catalonia Catalan independence movement {{Spain-party-stub