The Togolese People's Movement (, MPT) was a political party in

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

between 1954 and 1967.

History

The party was established on 16 August 1954 following a split in the

Togolese Party of Progress The Togolese Party of Progress (, 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.Renate Helm (2004) ''Politische Herrschaft ...

over the sacking of John Atayi. The MPT received 1.4% of the vote in the 1955 Territorial Assembly elections, failing to win a seat. Its vote share fell to 0.3% in the

1958 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1958. Africa * 1958 French Togoland parliamentary election * 1958 Nigerien Constituent Assembly election * 1958 South African general election * 1958 Southern Rhodesian general election * 1958 Sudanese ...

, again failing to win a seat. Following the 1963 coup, the MPT was one of four to form the Reconciliation and National Union, a single electoral list to contest the

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

later that year, with each party holding 14 seats. Its leader

Nicolas Grunitzky Nicolas Grunitzky (; 5 April 1913 – 27 September 1969) was the second president of Togo and its third head of state. He was President from 1963 to 1967. Grunitzky was Prime Minister of Togo from 1956 to 1958 under the French Colonial '' loi c ...

was the sole presidential candidate.Elections in Togo
African Elections Database However, following another coup in 1967, the party was dissolved.Kenneth Janda (1980
Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
The Free Press, pp943–944

Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

References

{{Togolese political parties Defunct political parties in Togo Political parties established in 1954 1954 establishments in French Togoland Political parties disestablished in 1967 1967 disestablishments in Togo