The Voltaic Progressive Front (french: Front Progressiste Voltaïque, FPV) was a political party in

Upper Volta Upper Volta (now named Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to ...

History

The party was established in 1977 as the Voltaic Progressive Union (''Union Progressiste Voltaïque'', UPV) by dissidents from several parties.Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso'', Rowman & Littlefield, p221 The UPV received 16% of the vote in the April 1978 parliamentary elections, winning nine seats.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', pp134–141 It nominated

Joseph Ki-Zerbo Joseph Ki-Zerbo (June 21, 1922 – December 4, 2006, Burkina Faso) was a Burkinabé historian, politician and writer. He is recognized as one of Africa's foremost thinkers. From 1972 to 1978 he was professor of African History at the University o ...

as its candidate in the

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in May. Ki-Zerbo finished fourth in the four-man field with 16% of the vote. In 1979 the party was renamed the Voltaic Progressive Front. It was banned in November 1980.

References

{{Burkinabé political parties Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso Political parties established in 1977 Political parties disestablished in 1980 1977 establishments in Upper Volta 1980 disestablishments in Africa