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Angèle Bandou
Angèle Bandou (died August 26, 2004) was a politician in the Republic of the Congo. She was the founder and President of the Party of the Poor (Congo-Brazzaville), Party of the Poor. She was the only female candidate to contest the 1992 Republic of the Congo presidential election, 1992 Congolese presidential election, and the subsequent 2002 Republic of the Congo presidential election, election in 2002 where she placed third. Bandou was the first woman to ever stand for presidency in the Republic of the Congo. She was murdered by intruders in her house in 2004. Political career She founded the Party of the Poor (Republic of the Congo), Party of the Poor in 1991. Bandou was a nun, who said that entering politics was a calling from God, explaining that "God asked me to form a party and told me it would be a second revolution in our country." At the time of the message, there was no democratic process under the Marxist government. She ran in the 1992 Republic of the Congo presidenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of The Poor (Congo-Brazzaville)
The Party of the Poor () was a Populism, populist political party in the Republic of Congo. History The Party of the Poor was founded in 1991, by the nun and politician Angèle Bandou, formerly a member of the ''Rassemblement pour la Défense des Pauvres et des Chomeurs au Congo''. As the first ever woman to do so in Congo-Brazzaville, she ran for president in the Republic of the Congo presidential election, 1992, 1992 presidential election, receiving less than 1% of the popular vote. Bandou and the Party of the Poor ran again for president, in the Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2002, 2002 presidential election. She received 27,849 votes and came in third place. On 26 August 2004, Angèle Bandou was assassinated by unknown assailants in her home. According to some sources, the murder was carried out on orders of President Denis Sassou Nguesso. References Defunct political parties in the Republic of the Congo Political parties established in 1991 1990s establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |