Party of the Poor (Republic of the Congo)

The Party of the Poor (French: Parti des pauvres)[1] was a populist political party in the Republic of Congo.

History

The Party of the Poor was founded in 1991, by the nun and politician Angèle Bandou, formerly a member of the Rassemblement pour la Défense des Pauvres et des Chomeurs au Congo. As the first ever woman to do so in Congo-Brazzaville, she ran for president in the 1992 presidential election, receiving less than 1% of the popular vote.[2]

Bandou and the Party of the Poor ran again for president, in the 2002 presidential election. She received 27,849 votes and came in third place.[3]

On 26 August 2004, Angèle Bandou was assassinated by unknown assailants in her home.[4][5] According to some sources, the murder was carried out on orders of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.[2]

References
  1. "Election présidentielle congolaise (République du Congo) 2002: Les Candidats pour le scrutin du 10 mars 2002 - deuxième tour prévu le 7 avril". www.sangonet.com/ (in French). 2002. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. Clark, John Frank (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 57. ISBN 081-084-919-4.
  3. "La Cour suprême du Congo proclame les résultats définitifs du scrutin présidentiel". Les Dépêches de Brazzaville (in French). Brazzaville. 29 March 2002. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. Fanga, Khephren (26 February 2013). "African women that had a shot at presidency". www.en.gabonews.com/. Gabonews. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. "Angelle Bandou, une ancienne candidate à l'élection présidentielle assassinée à Brazzaville". www.congopage.com (in French). Congopage. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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