Togolese People's Movement

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The Togolese People's Movement (French: Mouvement Popularie Togolais, MPT) was a political party in Togo.

History

The party was established on 16 August 1954 following a split in the Togolese Party of Progress over the sacking of John Atayi.^[1] 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, 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 later that year, with each party holding 14 seats. Its leader Nicolas Grunitzky was the sole presidential candidate.^[2]

However, following another coup in 1967, the party was dissolved.^[3]

References

↑ Nicoué Lodjou Gayibor (2011) Histoire des Togolais: Des origines aux années 1960. Le refus de l'ordre colonial, Volume 4, KARTHALA Editions, p582
↑ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
↑ Kenneth Janda (1980) Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey, The Free Press, pp943–944

Political parties in Togo

National Assembly (91)	Union for the Republic (62) Save Togo Collective (ADDI, ANC, MRC, OBUTS, PSR, PT – 19) Rainbow Alliance (CAR, CDPA, UDS, MCD, PDP, NET – 6) Union of Forces for Change (3)

Extraparliamentary	Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace Communist Party of Togo Coordination of New Forces Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland Juvento New Popular Dynamic Party for Renewal and Redemption Party of Action for Change in Togo Party for Democracy and Renewal Party of the Union for Renovation and Development Patriotic Pan-African Convergence Popular Union for the Republic Regrouping of the Live Forces of Youth for Change The Nest Togolese Alliance of Democrats Union for Democracy and Social Progress

Defunct	Democratic Front for the Liberation of Togo Democratic Union of the Togolese People Socialist Revolution Party of Benin Togolese Party of Progress Togolese People's Movement Togolese Union for Democracy Union for Justice and Democracy Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North

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