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The Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (french: Union pour la Renaissance / Parti Sankariste, UNIR / PS) is a
The party was founded on November 1, 2000. Its president is Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara.
The name "Sankarist" party appears to be a reference to both the late President Elections in Burkina Faso
African Elections Database. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 4 seats.
political party
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in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 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 t ...
.
History
The party was founded on November 1, 2000. Its president is Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara.
The name "Sankarist" party appears to be a reference to both the late President Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabé military officer, Marxist–Leninist revolutionary, and Pan-Africanist, who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his deposition a ...
and the party's current leader. The party subscribes to Sankarism
Sankarism (also written Sankaraism) is a term sometimes applied to denote a left-wing ideological trend within the politics of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, as well as the policies of the military government led by Captain Tho ...
.
At the legislative elections on 5 May 2002, the party won 2.4% of the popular vote and three out of 111 seats. In the presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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of 13 November 2005, its candidate Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara took second place with 4.88% of the popular vote.African Elections Database. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 4 seats.
National Assembly
See also
* Union of Sankarist Parties * :Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party politiciansReferences
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