United National Congress

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The United National Congress (UNC or internationally UNCTT) is one of two major political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. The UNC is a centre-left party. It was founded in 1989 by Basdeo Panday, a British-educated lawyer, economist, trade unionist, and actor, after a split in the ruling National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR). After spending six years in opposition, the UNC won control of the government in the historic 1995 election with Panday becoming the nation's first Indo-Trinidadian prime minister. They were initially in coalition with the NAR and later on their own. In the 2000 general election, the UNC won an absolute majority in the Parliament. In 2001, a split in the party caused the UNC to lose its parliamentary majority and control of the government. From 2001 to 2010, the UNC was once again Parliamentary Opposition party. In May 2010, the UNC returned to government as the majority party in the People's Partnership. The UNC's Political Leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, was...

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