Party of the Poor (Republic of the Congo) explained

The Party of the Poor (French: Parti des pauvres)^[1] was a populist political party in the Republic of Congo.

History

The Party of the Poor was founded in 1991, by the nun and politician Angèle Bandou, formerly a member of the Rassemblement pour la Défense des Pauvres et des Chomeurs au Congo. As the first ever woman to do so in Congo-Brazzaville, she ran for president in the 1992 presidential election, receiving less than 1% of the popular vote.^[2]

Bandou and the Party of the Poor ran again for president, in the 2002 presidential election. She received 27,849 votes and came in third place.^[3]

On 26 August 2004, Angèle Bandou was assassinated by unknown assailants in her home.^{[4] [5]} According to some sources, the murder was carried out on orders of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election présidentielle congolaise (République du Congo) 2002: Les Candidats pour le scrutin du 10 mars 2002 - deuxième tour prévu le 7 avril.. . 2002. fr. www.sangonet.com/. 21 October 2014.
2. Book: Clark, John Frank. 2012. Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Lanham. Scarecrow Press. 57. 978-081-084-919-8.
3. News: . La Cour suprême du Congo proclame les résultats définitifs du scrutin présidentiel . dead. fr. Les Dépêches de Brazzaville. Brazzaville. 29 March 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226070154/http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=713&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=0&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=60&select_month=0&select_year=0. 2012-02-26. 21 October 2014.
4. Web site: African women that had a shot at presidency. Fanga. Khephren. 26 February 2013. www.en.gabonews.com/. Gabonews. 21 October 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20141021210950/http://en.gabonews.com/women/items/african-women-that-had-a-shot-at-presidency.html. 21 October 2014.
5. Web site: Angelle Bandou, une ancienne candidate à l'élection présidentielle assassinée à Brazzaville. . 27 August 2004. fr. www.congopage.com. Congopage. 21 October 2014.