The Alliance for Democracy and Progress (french: Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ADP) was a political party in

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...

History

The ADP was established in 1990 by Gédéon Dassoundo in order to campaign against the

constitutional referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Benin'', Scarecrow Press, p134 However, the proposed changes were approved by 93% of voters.Elections in Benin
African Elections Database In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party ran in an alliance with the

Democratic Union for Social Renewal The Democratic Union for Social Renewal (french: Union Démocratique pour le Renouveau Social, UDRS) was a political party in Benin. History In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party ran in an alliance with the Alliance for Democracy and P ...

(UDRS). The alliance won two seats, with Dassoundo becoming one of its MPs. By 1992 the party was led by Adekpedjou Sylvain Akindes. The party contested the 1995 parliamentary elections alone, receiving 1.4% of the vote and winning one seat, taken by

Antoine Idji Kolawolé Antoine Idji Kolawolé (born 1946) is a Beninese politician. He was the minister of foreign affairs of Benin from 1998 to 2003 and the President of the National Assembly from 2003 to 2007. Political career Kolawolé was born in 1946 in Illikimo ...

. However, it lost its single seat in the 1999 elections.Machioudi Dissou (2002) ''Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001'' Editions L'Harmattan, p82

References

Defunct political parties in Benin Political parties established in 1990 {{Benin-party-stub