Convergence of Hope (in

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: ''Convergence de l'Espoir'') is a Sankarist

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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 ...

. It was founded in July 2004 by the Current of Democrats Faithful to the Ideal of Thomas Sankara that split from the

Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement The Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (french: Union pour la Renaissance / Parti Sankariste, UNIR / PS) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History The party was founded on November 1, 2000. Its president is Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara. ...

in 2003. It is led by Jean-Hubert Bazié.

History

The ''Current of Democrats Faithful to the Ideal of Thomas Sankara'' (in

: ''Courant des Démocrates Fidèles à l'Idéal de Thomas Sankara'') was founded in 2003 as split from the

. In July 2004 it was renamed Convergence of Hope. Political parties in Burkina Faso Sankarist political parties in Burkina Faso {{BurkinaFaso-party-stub