The Party of Togolese Unity (french: Parti de l'unité togolaise, PUT), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (''Comité de l'unité togolaise'', CUT) until 1963, was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

. The party was formed on 13 March 1941 as CUT and led by Sylvanus Olympio. CUT gradually became more radical, and from 1947 onwards it demanded self-determination. In 1951, a moderate faction broke away and formed the

Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North The Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North (french: Union des Chefs et des Populations du Nord, UCPN) was a political party in Togo. History The party was established in 1951 as an organisation representing traditional chiefs and notables from ...

(UCPN). During the period from 1951 to 1958, CUT was the main opposition party in

French Togoland French Togoland (French: '' Togo français'') was a French colonial empires, French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic, and the present day nation of T ...

, and represented the mainstream of the anticolonialist movement in the territory.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

References

* Toulabor, Comi M. ''Le Togo sous Eyadéma''. Paris: Karthala, 1986. 1941 establishments in French Togoland 1963 disestablishments in Togo African and Black nationalist parties in Africa Defunct political parties in Togo Parties of one-party systems Political parties disestablished in 1963 Political parties established in 1941 Political parties in French West Africa {{Togo-party-stub