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Dahomeyan Progressive Party
Parti Progressiste Dahoméen
Founder Sourou-Migan Apithy
Hubert Maga
Founded1958
Dissolved1959
Merger of Republican Party of Dahomey
Dahomeyan Democratic Rally
Succeeded by Dahomeyan Unity Party

The Dahomeyan Progressive Party ( French: Parti Progressiste Dahoméen, PPD) was a short-lived political party in French Dahomey.

History

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p285
  2. ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo, p284


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dahomeyan Progressive Party
Parti Progressiste Dahoméen
Founder Sourou-Migan Apithy
Hubert Maga
Founded1958
Dissolved1959
Merger of Republican Party of Dahomey
Dahomeyan Democratic Rally
Succeeded by Dahomeyan Unity Party

The Dahomeyan Progressive Party ( French: Parti Progressiste Dahoméen, PPD) was a short-lived political party in French Dahomey.

History

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p285
  2. ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo, p284



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