Union for Democratic Renewal (Republic of the Congo)
The Union for Democratic Renewal (Union pour la Renouveau Démocratique) was a coalition of political parties in the
Following the 1992 parliamentary election, the seven URD parties held 40 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly.
Four members of the URD were included in the government of Prime Minister Joachim Yhombi-Opango that was named on January 23, 1995. These included Col. Philippe Bikinkita as Minister of the Interior in charge of Security and Urban Development, along with three Minister-Delegates.[4]
The Rally for Democracy and Social Progress (RDPS) was part of the URD,[3][5] as was the National Party (PANA), the Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress (UPDP), and the Congolese Social Democratic Party (PSDC).[3]
References
- ^ a b John F. Clark, "Congo: Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate", in Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, pages 71–72.
- ^ Jean-Pascal Daloz and Patrick Quantin, Transitions démocratiques africaines: dynamiques et contraintes (1990-1994) (1997), Karthala Editions, page 158.
- ^ a b c Joachim Emmanuel Goma-Thethet, "Alliances in the political and electoral process in the Republic of Congo 1991–97", in Liberal Democracy and Its Critics in Africa: Political Dysfunction and the Struggle for Social Progress (2005), ed. Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo, Zed Books, page 111.
- ^ "Jan 1995 - New Congo Cabinet", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 41, January, 1995 Congo, Page 40345.
- ^ "Le fait du jour - Isidore Mvouba, pathétique !" Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, June 25, 2008 (in French).
