The People's Unity Assembly (

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: ''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

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- 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 (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