The Christian Democratic Union was a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 led by Andrew Kloppers.

History

It was formed in 1982 through a merger of the Liberal Party and the Democratic People's Party

Democratic People's Party (Namibia)

The Democratic People's Party was a short-lived political party in Namibia led by Joey Julius. Julius broke away from the Liberal Party in 1982 in reaction to Barney Barnes' election as party leader the preceding year. Soon after its formation, the DPP merged into the Christian Democratic Union....

. The party joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.

A section of the Liberal Party reconstituted its party under the leadership of Barney Barnes, and stayed out of the alliance.

In 1988, the CDU broke with the alliance.

In March 1989, the CDU merged into Christian Democratic Party

Christian Democratic Party (Namibia)

The Christian Democratic Party was a political party in Namibia led by Petrus "Piet" Matheus Junius. The Chrstian Democratic Union merged into CDP.-See also:*List of political parties in Namibia...

.

See also

• List of political parties in Namibia