The Union of Social Democrats (french: Union des Socio-Démocrates, USD) was a political party in

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 ...

History

The UDS was established in November 1990 by Alain Bédouma Yoda, and recognised on 4 April 1991. The party won a single seat in the 1992 parliamentary elections. On 6 February 1996 it merged into the new

Congress for Democracy and Progress The Congress for Democracy and Progress (french: Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ''CDP'') was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. History The party was founded in February 199 ...

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References

{{Burkinabé political parties Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso Political parties established in 1990 Political parties disestablished in 1996 1990 establishments in Burkina Faso 1996 disestablishments in Burkina Faso