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Political Parties In Togo
This article lists political parties in Togo. Togo is a one party dominant state with the Union for the Republic in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Active parties Parties represented in the National Assembly Other parties * Save Togo Collective (''Sauvons le Togo'') ** Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (''Alliance des Démocrates pour le Développement Intégral'') **National Alliance for Change (''Alliance Nationale pour le Changement'') ** Organisation to Build a United Togo (''Organisation pour bâtir dans l’union un Togo solidaire'') **Socialist Pact for Renewal (''Pacte Socialiste pour le Renouveau'') ** Workers' Party (''Parti des travailleurs'') * Rainbow Alliance (''Coalition Arc-en-Ciel'') ** Action Committee for Renewal (''Comité d'Action pour la Renouveau'') ** Democratic Convention of African Peoples (''Convention démocratique des peuples africains'') ** Union of Socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It covers about with a population of approximately 8 million, and has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbor Benin. From the 11th to the 16th century, tribes entered the region from various directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état, after which he became president of an anti-communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Taama
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Rainbow Alliance (Togo)
The Rainbow Alliance (french: Coalition Arc-en-Ciel) is a political alliance in Togo. History The alliance was formed in 2012 by the Action Committee for Renewal (which held four seats in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...), the Democratic Convention of African Peoples, the Union of Socialist Democrats, the Pan-African Democratic Party the Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development and New Togolese Commitment. In the 2013 parliamentary elections it received 11% of the vote, winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly. Election results Parliamentary election References Political party alliances in Togo Political parties established in 2012 2012 establishments in Togo {{Togo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Party (Togo)
Workers' Party (, PT) is an opposition Togolese political party founded in 1998. It is of Trotskyist orientation and has links to the trade unions. Claude Améganvi has been the PT's national coordinator since the party's founding. PT is a member of Pierre Lambert : Pierre Lambert (real name Pierre Boussel; June 9, 1920 – January 16, 2008) was a French Trotskyist leader, who for many years acted as the central leader of the French Courant Communiste Internationaliste (CCI) which founded the Parti d ...'s International Liaison Committee for a Workers' International (ILC). Communism in Togo Political parties in Togo Trotskyist organizations in Africa Political parties established in 1998 1998 establishments in Togo {{CP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Pact For Renewal
The Socialist Pact for Renewal (''Pacte Socialiste pour le Renouveau'') is a political party in Togo. The PSR did not take part in the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002; as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, it called for a boycott. Dahuku Pere, a former President of the National Assembly and leading member of the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) who went into opposition in 2002, ran as the PSR's candidate in the June 2003 presidential election. The PSR supported Emmanuel Bob-Akitani of the Union of Forces for Change in the presidential election of 24 April 2005, in which Bob-Akitani officially placed second with 38.1% of the vote. In June 2005, the PSR joined the government, the only member of the radical opposition to do so;Muriel Signouret"Kodjo à la barre" Jeuneafrique.com, June 26, 2005 . PSR President Abi Tchessa Abi or ABI may refer to: Organizations United States * American Bankruptcy Institute * American Beverage Institute * Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisation To Build A United Togo
The Organisation to Build a United Togo (french: Organisation pour bâtir dans l’union un Togo solidaire, OBUTS) is a political party in Togo. History OBUTS was established by former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo in 2008. and Kodjo was its candidate for the 2010 presidential elections; he finished fourth in a field of seven candidates with less than 1% of the vote. The party joined the Save Togo Collective alliance prior to the 2013 parliamentary elections, with the alliance winning 19 of the 91 seats.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p1442 References External linksOfficial website {{Togolese political parties Political parties in Togo Political parties established in 2008 2008 establishments in Togo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Alliance For Change
The National Alliance for Change (french: Alliance Nationale pour le Changement, abbreviated ANC) is a social-democratic party in Togo, led by Jean-Pierre Fabre. The party emerged from a split within the Union of Forces for Change (UFC) following the 2010 Togolese presidential election Presidential elections were held in Togo on 4 March 2010.Official website * Political parties in Togo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of Democrats For Integral Development
The Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (french: Alliance des Démocrates pour le Développement Intégral, ADDI) is a political party in Togo. History The ADDI was established on 3 October 1991. It did not contest the 2002 parliamentary elections as it was part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, which called for a boycott. Togo Confidentiel, 28 October 2002 It supported of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save Togo Collective
The Let's Save Togo Collective (french: Collectif Sauvons le Togo, CST) is a political alliance in Togo. History The alliance was established in 2012, consists of the Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), National Alliance for Change (ANC), the Organisation to Build a United Togo, the Socialist Pact for Renewal, the Movement of Centrist Republicans and the Workers' Party In the 2013 parliamentary elections it received 29% of the vote, winning 19 of the 91 seats in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r .... The ANC took 16 seats and the ADDI three. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement Of Centrist Republicans
The Movement of Centrist Republicans (french: Mouvement des Républicains Centristes, MRC) is a political party in Togo. History In the 2007 parliamentary elections the party received 0.1% of the vote and failed to win a seat.Le RPT remporte les premières élections pluralistes Republic of Togo, 30 October 2007 It joined the Save Togo Collective
The Let's Save Togo Collective (french: Collectif Sauvons le Togo, CST) is a political alliance in Togo.
History
The alliance was established in 2012, consists of the Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), National Alliance for Ch ... prior to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Africanism is a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity between all Indigenous and diaspora peoples of African ancestry. Based on a common goal dating back to the Atlantic slave trade, the movement extends beyond continental Africans with a substantial support base among the African diaspora in the Americas and Europe. Pan-Africanism can be said to have its origins in the struggles of the African people against enslavement and colonization and this struggle may be traced back to the first resistance on slave ships—rebellions and suicides—through the constant plantation and colonial uprisings and the "Back to Africa" movements of the 19th century. Based on the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to "unify and uplift" people of African ancestry. At its core, pan-Africanism is a belief that "African people, both on the continent and in the diaspora, share not merely a common history, but a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-African Democratic Party
The Pan-African National Party (french: Parti Démocratique Panafricain, PDP) is a political party in Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c .... The party participated in the October 2007 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats. In 2013 legislative election, Sambrini Targone won the party single seat in the Denkpen prefecture."Le RPT remporte les premières élections pluralistes" , Republicoftogo.com, October 30, 2007 . References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
