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The Greens of Burkina (french: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞀄𞀔đž€Ș𞀳𞀭đž€Č𞀹 𞀊𞀹𞀧𞀟, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
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History

The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (''Union des Verts pour le DĂ©veloppement du Burkina'', UVDB), and was initially led by Ali Kassamba. The UVDB contested the
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...
and 1997 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat. The UVDB nominated Ram Ouédraogo as its candidate for the 1998 presidential election. Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent
Blaise CompaorĂ© Blaise CompaorĂ© (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.
. The party split after the 2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the
Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina The Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina (RDEB) (''Rassemblement des Écologistes du Burkina'') is a political party in Burkina Faso. Background RDEB candidate Ram OuĂ©draogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 5th out ...
, with the remainder of the party renamed Greens of Faso.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p205 In the lead up to the 2007 elections, the party joined the Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside the Convention for Democracy and Federation, the Convention for Democracy and Liberty and the Rally for Independent Forces/Party of the Youth of Burkina.Lansford, p203 The Convention received 2.34% of the vote, winning three seats. The alliance saw a small increase in its vote share in the 2012 elections, as it received 2.4% of the vote, retaining its three seats.


References

{{Green parties Political parties in Burkina Faso Green parties in Africa Political parties established in 1991 1991 establishments in Burkina Faso