People's Unity Party (Gabon)
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The People's Unity Party (french: Parti de l'Unité du Peuple, PUP) was a political party in
Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
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History

The party was established by Louis-Gaston Mayila in 1991,''Africa South of the Sahara 2003'', Psychology Press, p422 and supported President
Omar Bongo El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as ...
of the
Gabonese Democratic Party The Gabonese Democratic Party (french: Parti Démocratique Gabonais, abbreviated PDG), is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Between 1968 and 1990 it was the sole legal party. History The party was established as the Gabonese Dem ...
in the 1993 presidential elections.Elections in Gabon
African Elections Database
It won one seat in the 2001 parliamentary elections.


References

{{Gabonese political parties Defunct political parties in Gabon Political parties established in 1991 1991 establishments in Gabon