Dahomeyan Progressive Union
{{Short description|Political party in French Dahomey}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Dahomeyan Progressive Union
| native_name = Union Progressiste Dahoméenne
| colorcode = {{party color|Dahomeyan Progressive Union}}
| foundation = April 1946
| ideology = Faction:
Nationalismhttps://aaregistry.org/story/a-small-voice-for-africa-emile-zinsou/
| international = Rassemblement Démocratique Africain {{small|(until 1948)}}
| country = Benin
| founder = Augustin Azango
Émile Derlin Zinsou
| dissolved = 1955
| merged = {{nowrap|Dahomeyan Democratic Union}}
}}
{{Politics of Benin}}
The Dahomeyean Progressive Union ({{langx|fr|Union Progressiste Dahoméenne}}, UPD) was a political party in Dahomey.
History
The party was established in April 1946 by Augustin Kokou Azango and Émile Derlin Zinsou, and was the first political party in the territory.Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960, Cambridge University Press, p276Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p68 It was initially affiliated with the African Democratic Rally, but dropped its link in 1948.Houngnikpo & Decalo, p352 A breakaway in 1946 lead to the creation of the African People's Bloc,Houngnikpo & Decalo, p37 but the party still won the 1946–47 General Council elections, taking 20 of the 30 seats.
Another breakaway occurred between 1950 and 1951, when Hubert Maga left the UPD to establish the Ethnic Group of the North under encouragement from Roger Péperty, the northern area's French administrator.Houngnikpo & Decalo, p247 Sourou-Migan Apithy also left the party in 1951 to establish the Republican Party of Dahomey.Houngnikpo & Decalo, p54
After losing the 1952 Territorial Assembly elections to the Republican Party of Dahomey, the UPD formed an alliance with the African People's Bloc, which led to the creation of the Dahomeyan Democratic Union in 1955.[https://lanouvelletribune.info/2009/06/a-propos-de-lexcellente-chronique-du-professeur-amoussou-yeye-contenu-dans-lnt/ A propos de l’excellente chronique du Professeur Amoussou YEYE, contenu dans lnt] La Nouvelle Tribine, 12 June 2009
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Category:Defunct political parties in Benin
Category:Rassemblement Démocratique Africain
Category:Political parties established in 1946
Category:Political parties disestablished in 1955
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