People's Justice Front

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)
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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). ^[4] AKAR BERSATU was dissolved to enable its members to join UMNO in 2001 and meanwhile half of the members, the AKAR faction that disagreed UMNO co-operation, they joined the PGRS, a local Sabahan party founded by Ationg Tituh in 2013. ^[5] Ationg Tituh is one of notable AKAR former members and he is the leader of Kuamut branch AKAR Party. ^[6]

General election results

Election	Total seats won	Seats contested	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
1990	0 / 180	11			; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional)	Pandikar Amin Mulia
1995	0 / 192	11			; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional)	Pandikar Amin Mulia
1999	0 / 193	11			; No representation in Parliament(Barisan Nasional)	Pandikar Amin Mulia

State election results

State election	State Legislative Assembly
	Sabah	Total won / Total contested
2/3 majority	2 / 3
1990	0 / 48	0 / 32
1994	1 / 48	1 / 7
1999	0 / 48	0 / 2

External links

• BERAKHIRNYA AKAR BERSATU, ADAKAH JUGA PETANDA BERAKHIRNYA POLITIK IRANUN?

References

1. Arthur S. Banks; Alan J. Day; Thomas C. Muller (February 2016). "Political Handbook of the World 1998". Google eBookstore. p. 580. ISBN   9781349149513 . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. 风云五十年: 马来西亚政党政治. 燧人氏事业. 2007. p. 212. ISBN   9789832197263 . Retrieved 2016-04-09.
3. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Chronology for Kadazans in Malaysia, 2004, Minorities at Risk Project, UNHCR's Refworld". unhcr.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
4. "Akar Bersatu gets more time to resolve crisis". New Straits Times . 1996-01-20. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
5. PGRS dibentuk pada tahun 2009 tetapi hanya diluluskan secara rasmi oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan tiga tahun kemudian.
6. PGRS dibentuk pada tahun 2009 tetapi hanya diluluskan secara rasmi oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan tiga tahun kemudian.