Popular Front (Burkina Faso)
The Popular Front (French: Front Populaire) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The FP was founded in October 1987 by that country's current President, Blaise Compaoré, immediately after he came to power in a military coup d'état. The first member parties of the FP were the
- Union of Burkinabè Communists (UCB)
- Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
- Communist Struggle Union - The Flame (ULC-La Flamme).
Popular Front | |
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| Founded | October 1987 |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Factions Social democracy |
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In early 1991 the member parties were the
- Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
- Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)
- National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD)
- Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
- Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
- Group of Patriotic Democrats (GDP)
- Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
- Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR)
- Union of Social Democrats (USD)
- African Independence Party (PIA)
In 1995 member parties were the
- Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
- Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
- Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
- Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)
The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé.
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