African Independence Party (Burkina Faso)

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Political party in Burkina Faso

African Independence Party

Parti Africain de l'Indépendance

Founded| 1963
Dissolved| 1999
Succeeded by| African Independence Party (Touré)
Party for Democracy and Socialism
Ideology| Communism[1]
Marxism–Leninism
Pan-Africanism[1]

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Ibrahim Traoré
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Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo

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President: Alassane Bala Sakandé

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* 45 provinces
* 351 departments

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The African Independence Party (French: Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) was a communist party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), led by Philippe Ouédraogo.

It was founded as the Voltan Section of the African Independence Party (PAI) on 15 August 1963.[2] In 1973, PAI launched the Patriotic League for Development (LIPAD) as its open mass front. LIPAD became an important movement during the revolution of 1983 and through LIPAD PAI took part in the Thomas Sankara government for one year. Then relations with Sankara soured and LIPAD was expelled from the government.

In the 1992 parliamentary elections, PAI was part of the pro-government Popular Front. PAI won two seats.

In 1999, the PAI split, and Soumane Touré formed a parallel PAI. The PAI led by Touré, which joined the government, obtained the legal recognition of the name PAI. The PAI led by Ouédraogo registered an electoral party, the Party for Democracy and Socialism, in 2002, in order to contest the elections on 5 May 2002. PDS won 1.7% of the popular vote and 2 out of 111 seats.

In 2005, Ouédraogo won 2.3% of the vote in the presidential elections. He was supported by the PAI, the PDS, the CDS, the GDP and the UFP.

PAI published L'Avant-Garde.

In 2012, the party merged into Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Actuality of Red Africa". Monthly Review. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025. "…Parti Africain de l'Indépendance, a socialist-communist and pan-Africanist group…"
2. ^ Bongnessan Arsène Yé. Burkina Faso, les fondements politiques de la IVe République. Presses universitaires de Ouagadougou, 1995. p. 126
3. ^ l'Observateur. PDS/Metba : Une étoile verte dans le ciel politique burkinabè
4. ^ Sidwaya. Le PDS/Metba convoite 50 députés Archived 19 February 2013 at archive.today

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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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