Union of Social Democrats (Burkina Faso)

Politics of Burkina Faso


Constitution (suspended) Human rights
Government Interim President Ibrahim Traoré Interim Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo
Parliament National Assembly President: Alassane Bala Sakandé
Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Union of Social Democrats (French: Union des Socio-Démocrates, USD) was a political party in Burkina Faso.

History

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The USD was established in November 1990 by Alain Bédouma Yoda,^[1] and recognised on 4 April 1991.^[2]

The party won a single seat in the 1992 parliamentary elections.^[3] On 6 February 1996 it merged into the new Congress for Democracy and Progress.^[4]

References

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^ Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, plviii
^ Femmes d'Afrique, KARTHALA Editions, p174
^ "Elections in Burkina Faso". African Elections Database. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^ Rupley et al., p44

v t e Political parties in Burkina Faso
Parliamentary	People's Movement for Progress (55) Union for Progress and Reform (33) Congress for Democracy and Progress (18) Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (5) ADF–RDA (3) New Era for Democracy (3) National Rebirth Party (2) New Alliance of Faso (2) Alternative Faso (1) Organisation for Democracy and Labour (1) Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba (1) Rally for Democracy and Socialism (1) Union for a New Burkina (1) Movement for Democracy in Africa (1)
Unrepresented	National Union for Democracy and Development Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party Party of Independence, Labour and Justice Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina Social Forces Front Union for the Republic Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party
Defunct	African Independence Party African Independence Party (Touré) African Popular Movement African Regroupment Party Burkinabé Bolshevik Party Burkinabé Communist Group Burkinabé Socialist Bloc Burkinabé Socialist Party Citizen's Popular Rally Ecological Party for Progress Entente Fada N'Gourma Independent Party of Burkina Kaya Independent Party Marxist–Leninist Group Movement for Socialist Democracy Movement of Progressive Democrats National Convention for the Progress of Burkina National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party National Liberation Movement National Union for the Defence of Democracy National Union of Independents Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement Party for Democracy and Progress Party for Democracy and Rally Party for Democracy and Socialism Party of Independents Party of Labour of Burkina Patriotic League for Development Popular Action Grouping Rally for the Development of Burkina Rally of Social-Democrat Independents Republican Party for Liberty Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses Unified Democratic Party Union for Democracy and Social Progress Union of Burkinabé Communists Union of Communist Struggles Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed Union of Communist Struggles – The Flame Union of Social Democrats Voltaic Communist Organization Voltaic Democratic Movement Voltaic Democratic Party Voltaic Labour Party Voltaic Progressive Front Voltaic Regroupment Movement Voltaic Union
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