Togolese Party of Progress
Togolese Party of Progress Parti togolais du progrès | |
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| Abbreviation | PTP |
| Founder | Nicolas Grunitzky Pedro Olympio Dermane Ayéva |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Dissolved | 1959 |
| Merged into | Democratic Union of the Togolese People |
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The Togolese Party of Progress (French: Parti togolais du progrès, PTP) was a political party in Togo.
History
The party was established by Nicolas Grunitzky, Pedro Olympio and Dermane Ayéva in 1946, becoming the second party in Togo.[1] Its formation was encouraged by the French authorities, who were concerned about the anti-French attitude of the Committee of Togolese Unity (CUT).[1]
Grunitzky stood as the PTP candidate for the
Representative Assembly elections in December the party won just one of the 24 African seats.[2]
By the early 1950s the party had increased in popularity; in the
1956 elections
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The PTP won six of the 30 seats in the
1958 elections.[3]
In October 1959 the party merged with the UCPN to form the Democratic Union of the Togolese People.[4]
References
- ^ a b Renate Helm (2004) Politische Herrschaft in Togo: das Problem der Demokratisierung, LIT Verlag Münster, p62
- ^ a b Démocratie coloniale et mascarades électorales au Togo Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Centre d’Etude d’Afrique Noire - Institut d’études politiques de Bordeaux
- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
- ^ Helm, p63
