Party of Independents (Upper Volta)

Party of Independents (Upper Volta)

Party of Independents (in French: "Parti des Independents"), was a political party in Upper Volta, formed through a split in the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV-RDA). The party contested the 1970 elections.

Source: Englebert, Pierre. "La Revolution Burkinabè". Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986.


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