National Union Party (Rainier)

The Lagovestian National Union Party (':Lagovestian Partito Unione Nazionale; LPUN''') was a Lagovestian political party that existed between 1901 to 1966. Founded by Mario Napolitano it held government four times (twice in the Italian Southern-Central African Colony and twice in the Republic of Lagovesti) and was the successor of the Autonomist movement led by Sergio Di Lagovesti. It generally followed, and  policies.

The LPUN was founded to further devolve powers to the Italian Southern-Central African Colony and eventually achieve independence from the. It also campaigned for a policy of racial discrimination and segregation ("National Racialism"; Nazionalerazzismo) which would favour whites overwhelmingly over blacks. The LPUN were first elected in 1902 with their founder Mario Napolitano becoming prime minister, where he successfully implemented Lagovestian nationalist policies allowing for the Lagovestian government to control economic and social aspects within the colony. The LPUN and its main rival, the Christian Party (PC), alternated between governments between 1899-1922. In 1922 when Mario Napolitano left the party to form the Lagovestian Fascist Party which subsequently created a, with the LPUN being banned as a party. In 1944 occupied Lagovesti and appointed Claudio Lombardi as Prime Minister where he reformed the LPUN.

In 1946 Lagovesti officially became an independent republic after a referendum sponsored by the LPUN successfully passed. Between 1946-59 Lagovesti had two presidents (Ludovico Pella and Vincenzo Rustichelli) and two prime ministers (Lombardi and Paolo Cuccarini) all of which were from the LPUN; the first non LPUN government was elected in 1959 being a coalition of the Radical Liberals, Christians and several smaller parties. In 1960 the LPUN dominated senate blocked a bill which would see racial equality implemented, leading the country into the Lagovestian Bush War as several black nationalist groups took up armed rebellion. The LPUN under Cuccarini subsequently came back into power where they tried unsuccessfully to crush the rebel movement - however in 1964 the largest city in the country, Oshakati, was taken by rebel forces causing Cuccarini to resign with party moderate Piero Zaccagnini taking power, where he subsequently negotiated a peace deal known as the Florence Agreement. Multi-racial elections where held in 1965 where they were won by the All-African Revolutionary Union (TURA) and the People's Liberation Movement of Cunenia (MLPC) resulting in MLPC leader Kafundanga Nzinga becoming president and TURA general secretary Oliviero Ithete prime minister - the LPUN became a as the white only vote was removed being deeply unpopular with black voters. Under the dictatorship of Ithere the LPUN were banned in 1966 on the grounds of racism.