The Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development (french: Rassemblement pour le soutien de la démocratie et du développement) is a
political party
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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 ...
. Its national president is
Harry Olympio
Harry Octavianus Olympio is a Togolese politician and the National President of the Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development (RSDD).
First period in government, 2000 attack dispute
Olympio, the cousin of Union of Forces for Change (UFC) ...
.
In the
parliamentary election
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held on 27 October 2002, the RSDD won 3 out of 81 seats. The party led the first protests against the succession of President
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born Étienne Gnassingbé, 26 December 1935 – 5 February 2005) was the president of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005, after which he was immediately succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé.
Eyadéma participated i ...
by his son
in February 2005.
"Togo opposition unity threatened"
, BBC News, March 18, 2005. It supported Harry Olympio in the presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
of 24 April 2005, but he withdrew shortly before the election; he nevertheless won 0.55% of the vote.
References
Political parties in Togo
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