- whatever the ultimate
outcome regarding reunification or independence - that Taiwan's
people must have the deciding voice; public opinion polls
consistently show a substantial majority of Taiwan people supports
maintaining Taiwan's status quo for the foreseeable future;
advocates of Taiwan independence oppose the stand that the island
will eventually unify with mainland China; goals of the Taiwan
independence movement include establishing a sovereign nation on
Taiwan and entering the UN; other organizations supporting Taiwan
independence include the World United Formosans for Independence and
the Organization for Taiwan Nation Building
Tajikistan
unregistered political parties: Agrarian Party
[Hikmatullo NASREDDINOV]; Party of Justice [Abdurahim KARIMOV];
People's Unity Party [Abdumalik ABDULLOJONOV]; Progressive Party
[Sulton QUVVATOV]; Socialist Party [Mirhuseyn NAZRIYEV]; note - this
is the SPT that was disbanded, another pro-government SPT (listed
above under political parties) replaced it; Unity Party [Hikmatullo
SAIDOV]
Tanzania
NA
Thailand
NA
Togo
NA
Tokelau
none
Tonga
Human Rights and Democracy Movement Tonga or HRDMT [Rev.
Simote VEA, chairman]; Public Servant's Association [Finau TUTONE]
Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaat-al Muslimeen [Yasin BAKR]
Tunisia
18 October Group [collective leadership]; Democratic Forum
for Labor and Liberties or FDTL [Mustapha Ben JAFAAR]; Tunisian
League for Human Rights or LTDH [Mokhtar TRIFI]; note - the Islamic
fundamentalist party, Al Nahda (Renaissance), is outlawed
Turkey
Confederation of Public Sector Unions or KESK [Ismail Hakki
TOMBUL]; Confederation of Revolutionary Workers Unions or DISK
[Suleyman CELEBI]; Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's
Association or MUSIAD [Omer BOLAT]; Moral Rights Workers Union or
Hak-Is [Salim USLU]; Turkish Confederation of Employers' Unions or
TISK [Tugurl KUDATGOBILIK]; Turkish Confederation of Labor or
Turk-Is [Salih KILIC]; Turkish Confederation of Tradesmen and
Craftsmen or TESK [Dervis GUNDAY]; Turkish Industrialists' and
Businessmen's Association or TUSIAD [Omer SABANCI]; Turkish Union of
Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchanges or TOBB [M. Rifat
HISARCIKLIOGLU]
Turkmenistan
NA
Turks and Caicos Islands
NA
Tuvalu
none
Uganda
Popular Resistance Against a Life President or PRALP
Ukraine
Committee
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