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2000 United Malays National Organisation leadership election

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ24883853 ↗
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A leadership election was held by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party on 11 May 2000. It was won by incumbent Prime Minister and President of UMNO, Mahathir Mohamad.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2000—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with United, Malays and National providing the first useful test.
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