UMNO Baru
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In Malay, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu (Baru) or UMNO - a political party founded by Mahathir Mohamad, Ghafar Baba in 1988 in Malaysia. The original UMNO was declared illegal by the High Court judge Harun Hashim after irregulartities were discovered involving the election of party officials in 1987. In 1989, UMNO Baru was formally announced as being the legal and financial successor of the original UMNO.