Union for Progress and Renewal (Guinea)

Union for Progress and Renewal
Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau
AbbreviationUPR
LeaderBah Ousmane
FoundedSeptember 1998; 26 years ago (1998-09)
Merger of
  • Renewal and Progress Party (PRP)
  • Union for the New Republic (UNR)
Website
upr-guinee.org

The Union for Progress and Renewal (French: Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR) is an opposition political party in Guinea, founded in September 1998 through the merger of Siradio Diallo's Renewal and Progress Party and Ba Mamadou's Union for the New Republic.[1] In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 26.63% of the popular vote and 20 out of 114 seats.[2][better source needed] A section of the party boycotted the 2002 election, and it later joined the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea.[3]

The UPR is led by Bah Ousmane.[4] It joined the government of Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, which was formed on June 19, 2008, receiving one post, that of Minister of Livestock and Animal Protection.[5]

References

  1. ^ Diallo, Thierno Moussa (2013-10-22). "Union pour le progrès et le renouveau : l'histoire de la décadence d'une grande formation politique". GuineeActu (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ "Elections in Guinea". AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  3. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, p.508
  4. ^ Malick, Abdoul (2018-03-25). "Crise politique en Guinée : le président de l'UPR, Bah Ousmane s'insurge contre les manifestations de l'opposition républicaine". www.guinee24.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. ^ "Entrée timide de l'opposition dans le nouveau gouvernement". africaguinee.com (in French). AFP. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2018-03-27.


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