The Revolutionary Unity Movement (In

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: ''Movimiento de Unidad Revolucionaria'' - MUR) is a

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, founded in 1988 as a new Marxist party by defectors from the Marxist-Leninist Party of Nicaragua (PMLN),

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(PCdeN), and the

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(FSLN). Ex-FSLN member,

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's former Sandinista major, was the leader of the organization. MUR participated in the 1990 Nicaraguan Presidential Elections (with Hassan as its presidential candidate) and won one seat (out of 110) in the National Assembly. The president of MUR (as of 2004) is Francisco Samper.">El Nuevo Diario - "Bloquean a candidatos de la Convergencia"
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