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n political party formed by former President

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and his supporters stemming from the National Salvation Front (FSN) on 7 April 1992. It was the result of the breakup of the previously ruling FSN during the early 1990s. The smaller wing led by

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continued using the brand FSN. On 10 July 1993, the FDSN merged with the

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(PSDR), the Republican Party, and the Cooperative Party, creating the

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(PSD).

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See also