Nigerien Progressive Union

The Nigerien Progressive Union (French: Union progressiste nigérienne, UPN) was a political party in Niger led by Georges Condat.[1]

History

The party was founded on March 15, 1953 as a breakaway from the Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers (UNIS) over the issue of forming a united front with the Nigerien Progressive Party.[2][3][4]

A joint list of UPN and the Nigerien Action Bloc (BNA) of Issoufou Saïdou Djermakoye received some 126,000 votes in the January 1956 French parliamentary elections.[2][5] The list was the most voted-for, finishing in first place in seven provinces, and Condat won one of the two seats in the French National Assembly.[5] The UPN later merged into BNA.[2][5]

References

1. Abdourahmane Idrissa; Samuel Decalo (1 June 2012). Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0.
2. André Salifou (2010). Biographie politique de Diori Hamani, premier président de la république du Niger. KARTHALA Editions. pp. 77, 79, 267, 299. ISBN 978-2-8111-0202-9.
3. Emmanuel Grégoire (1986). Les Alhazai de Maradi (Niger): histoire d'un groupe de riches marchands sahéliens. IRD Editions. p. 19. ISBN 978-2-7099-0755-2.
4. La francophonie des Pères fondateurs. KARTHALA Editions. 1 October 2008. p. 75. ISBN 978-2-8111-3032-9.
5. Klaas van Walraven (6 February 2013). The Yearning for Relief: A History of the Sawaba Movement in Niger. BRILL. pp. 76–77, 79, 324. ISBN 978-90-04-24575-4.