The Democratic Union of the Togolese People (french: Union Démocratique des Populations Togolaises, UDPT) was 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 ...

History

The party was established in October 1959 by a merger of the

Togolese Party of Progress The Togolese Party of Progress (french: Parti togolais du progrès, PTP) was a political party in Togo. History The party was established by Nicolas Grunitzky, Pedro Olympio and Dermane Ayéva in 1946, becoming the second party in Togo.Renate Hel ...

and the

Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North The Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North (french: Union des Chefs et des Populations du Nord, UCPN) was a political party in Togo. History The party was established in 1951 as an organisation representing traditional chiefs and notables from ...

,Renate Helm (2004) ''Politische Herrschaft in Togo: das Problem der Demokratisierung'', LIT Verlag Münster, p63 which together had won 13 of the 46 seats in the 1958 parliamentary elections. However, it was disqualified from competing in the 1961 elections, which saw the

Party of Togolese Unity The Party of Togolese Unity (french: Parti de l'unité togolaise, PUT), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (''Comité de l'unité togolaise'', CUT) until 1963, was a political party in Togo. The party was formed on 13 March 1941 ...

(PUT) win the presidency and all 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 rep ...

.Kenneth Janda (1980
Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
The Free Press, pp943–944 After PUT President Sylvanus Olympio was overthrown in a 1963 coup, fresh elections were held in the same year. The UDPT and three other parties formed a joint list of candidates for the National Assembly election, with each party awarded 14 seats. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p904 However, following another coup in 1967, the party was dissolved.

References

{{Togolese political parties Defunct political parties in Togo Political parties established in 1959 1959 establishments in French Togoland Political parties disestablished in 1967 1967 disestablishments in Togo