United People's Justice Front | |
---|---|
Malay name | Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu اڠكتن كعاديلن رعيت برساتو |
Chinese name | 人民統一公正陣綫 人民统一公正阵线 rénmín tǒngyī gōngzhèng zhènxiàn |
Founded | 15 September 1989 |
Dissolved | 20 May 2001 |
Succeeded by | PGRS (under Dr. Ationg Tituh in 2013) |
Headquarters | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (1991-2001) |
Party flag | |
This article is part of a series on the |
Politics of Malaysia |
---|
People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat (AKAR) was a splinter party of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) formed in 1989 which was led by Dusun and Bajau ethnic-based leaders namely Mark Koding, Kalakau Untol and Pandikar Amin Mulia.[1][2] In 1995, AKAR had gone through a leadership crisis between Pandikar Amin Mulia and Jeffrey Kitingan.[3] The party's name was later changed to United People's Justice Front or in Malay: Angkatan Keadilan Rakyat Bersatu (AKAR BERSATU). AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001 and half of the member join the PGRS, a local Sabahan party founded by Ationg Tituh, one of AKAR former member of Ketua Gabungan Cawangan AKAR Kuamut.