Nigerien Progressive Union Explained

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]}

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.^[4] 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.^[4] The UPN later merged into BNA.^{[5] [4]}

Notes and References

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