Arabian Peninsula People's Union
The Arabian Peninsula People's Union (Arabic: اتحاد الشعب في الجزيرة العربية) was a Nasserist political party in Saudi Arabia. The APPU was founded in 1959 by Nasser Al Saeed whilst in exile in Beirut. Saeed had been exiled due to his leadership of the ARAMCO strikes in 1956. The APPU was regarded as one of the most important and most diverse opposition groups.
Arabian Peninsula People's Union اتحاد الشعب في الجزيرة العربية | |
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| Leader | Nasser Al Saeed |
| Founder | Nasser Al Saeed |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Dissolved | ~1980s/1990s |
| Headquarters | Beirut Ha'il |
| Ideology | Nasserism Scientific Socialism Republicanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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