Rally of Social-Democrat Independents explained

Rally of Social-Democrat Independents
Colorcode:Red
Leader:Alain Bédouma Yoda
Foundation:Recognised 6 January 1992
Dissolved:1996
Merged:Congress for Democracy and Progress
Ideology:Social democracy
Position:Center-left
Country:Burkina Faso

The Rally of Social-Democrat Independents (French: Rassemblement des Sociaux Démocrates Indépendants, RSI) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Alain Bédouma Yoda.

History

The party was officially recognised on 6 January 1992,[1] and won a single seat in the May 1992 parliamentary elections. In 1996 it merged into the new Congress for Democracy and Progress.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Femmes d'Afrique, KARTHALA Editions, p193
  2. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, p44