Dahomeyan Progressive Party Parti Progressiste Dahoméen | |
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Founder |
Sourou-Migan Apithy Hubert Maga |
Founded | 1958 |
Dissolved | 1959 |
Merger of |
Republican Party of Dahomey Dahomeyan Democratic Rally |
Succeeded by | Dahomeyan Unity Party |
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The Dahomeyan Progressive Party ( French: Parti Progressiste Dahoméen, PPD) was a short-lived political party in French Dahomey.
The party was established in 1958 as by the merger of the Republican Party of Dahomey led by Sourou-Migan Apithy and the Dahomeyan Democratic Rally led by Hubert Maga. [1] It affiliated with the African Regroupment Party. [1]
However, the party collapsed the following year due to internal disagreements over the future relationship with France. As a result, the two factions split back into the original parties. [1] The following year they merged again, this time alongside the National Liberation Movement to form the Dahomeyan Unity Party. [2]
Dahomeyan Progressive Party Parti Progressiste Dahoméen | |
---|---|
Founder |
Sourou-Migan Apithy Hubert Maga |
Founded | 1958 |
Dissolved | 1959 |
Merger of |
Republican Party of Dahomey Dahomeyan Democratic Rally |
Succeeded by | Dahomeyan Unity Party |
Africa portal |
The Dahomeyan Progressive Party ( French: Parti Progressiste Dahoméen, PPD) was a short-lived political party in French Dahomey.
The party was established in 1958 as by the merger of the Republican Party of Dahomey led by Sourou-Migan Apithy and the Dahomeyan Democratic Rally led by Hubert Maga. [1] It affiliated with the African Regroupment Party. [1]
However, the party collapsed the following year due to internal disagreements over the future relationship with France. As a result, the two factions split back into the original parties. [1] The following year they merged again, this time alongside the National Liberation Movement to form the Dahomeyan Unity Party. [2]