Union of Communist Struggles – The Flame (in
French: ''Union des Luttes Communistes - La Flamme'') was a
communist party in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
. ULC-La Flamme was founded in February 1987 by split from the majority of the
Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed. In 1991 it was renamed in
Party of Social Progress.
Leaders of the party were
Alain Zougba,
Kader Cissé and
Moïse Traoré.
The ULC-La Flamme published the periodical ''La Flamme''.
Political parties established in 1987
Communist parties in Burkina Faso
Formerly ruling communist parties
Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso
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