The Popular Front () was a political alliance in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, 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 the ...
.
The FP was founded in October 1987 by that country's President,
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77. , immediately after he came to power in a military
coup d'état
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. The first member parties of the FP were the
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Union of Burkinabè Communists
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
(UCB)
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Burkinabè Communist Group
Burkinabè Fulfulde: ''Burkinabè'') may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa
* A person from Burkina Faso, or of Burkinabe descent. For information about the Burkinabè people, see:
** Demographics of ...
(GCB)
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Communist Struggle Union - The Flame
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(ULC-La Flamme).
In early 1991 the member parties were the
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Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
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The word is derived from ...
(ODP-MT)
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Rally of Independent Social Democrats
The Rally of Social-Democrat Independents (french: Rassemblement des Sociaux Démocrates Indépendants, RSI) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Alain Bédouma Yoda
Alain Bédouma Yoda (born 31 December 1951, Ministry of Health websit ...
(RSDI)
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(CNPP/PSD)
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Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
(UDPB)
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Burkinabè Communist Group
Burkinabè Fulfulde: ''Burkinabè'') may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Burkina Faso, a nation in West Africa
* A person from Burkina Faso, or of Burkinabe descent. For information about the Burkinabè people, see:
** Demographics of ...
(GCB)
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Group of Patriotic Democrats
The Group of Patriotic Democrats () is a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta).
The GDP is a leftist party founded in 1989.
Its secretary general is Issa Tiendrebéogo.
At the legislative elections
An el ...
(GDP)
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Movement of Progressive Democrats
The Movement of Progressive Democrats (french: Mouvement des Démocrates Progressistes, MDP) was a political party in Burkina Faso.
History
The MDP was established on 15 October 1987 by Hermann Yaméogo. It joined the Popular Front, but was suspe ...
(MDP)
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Group of Revolutionary Democrats
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Groups of people
* Cultural group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity
* Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic ide ...
(GDR)
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Union of Social Democrats
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(USD)
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African Independence Party African Independence Party (in French: ''Parti Africain de l'Indépendance'') was a communist party in French West Africa (AOF). PAI was founded in Thiès, Senegal in 1957. Later as AOF was dissolved into independent countries the local PAI sectio ...
(PIA)
In 1995 member parties were the
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Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose.
The word is derived from ...
(ODP-MT)
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Movement of Progressive Democrats
The Movement of Progressive Democrats (french: Mouvement des Démocrates Progressistes, MDP) was a political party in Burkina Faso.
History
The MDP was established on 15 October 1987 by Hermann Yaméogo. It joined the Popular Front, but was suspe ...
(MDP)
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Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
(UDPB)
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Rally of Independent Social Democrats
The Rally of Social-Democrat Independents (french: Rassemblement des Sociaux Démocrates Indépendants, RSI) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Alain Bédouma Yoda
Alain Bédouma Yoda (born 31 December 1951, Ministry of Health websit ...
(RSDI)
The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé.
Defunct political party alliances in Burkina Faso
Popular fronts of communist states
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