# Unity Movement for Democracy

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The **Unity Movement for Democracy** (Portuguese: *Movimento de Unidade para a Democracia*, **MUD**) was a political party in [Guinea-Bissau](/source/Guinea-Bissau).

## History

The MUD was established on 6 June 1990 by [Filinto Vaz Martins](/source/Filinto_Vaz_Martins), a former member of the ruling [PAIGC](/source/African_Party_for_the_Independence_of_Guinea_and_Cape_Verde), and was the second party established after multi-party democracy was introduced.[1] It joined the [Union for Change](/source/Union_for_Change) alliance, which won six seats in the [1994 general elections](/source/Guinea-Bissau_general_election,_1994), although MUD did not receive any of the seats.[2]

The Union for Change was reduced to three seats in the [1999–2000 general elections](/source/Guinea-Bissau_general_election,_1999%E2%80%932000), and lost them all in the [2004 parliamentary elections](/source/Guinea-Bissau_legislative_election,_2004), after which the MUD became inactive.[2]

## References

1. Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) *Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau*, Scarecrow Press, p281

1. Mendy, p282

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