Party of Togolese Unity

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Party of Togolese Unity

| native_name = Parti de l'unité togolaise

| native_name_lang = fr

| colorcode = {{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}

| logo =

| founder = Sylvanus Olympio

| successor =

| foundation = {{start date|1941|03|13|df=yes}}

| dissolution = {{end date|1963}}

| headquarters = Lomé, Togo

| ideology = African nationalism

| membership =

| country = Togo

}}

{{Politics of Togo}}

The Party of Togolese Unity ({{langx|fr|Parti de l'unité togolaise}}, PUT), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (Comité de l'unité togolaise, CUT) until 1963, was a political party in Togo. The party was formed on 13 March 1941 as CUT and led by Sylvanus Olympio. CUT gradually became more radical, and from 1947 onwards it demanded self-determination. In 1951, a moderate faction broke away and formed the Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North (UCPN). During the period from 1951 to 1958, CUT was the main opposition party in French Togoland, and represented the mainstream of the anticolonialist movement in the territory.

Electoral history

= Presidential elections =

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!Election

!Party candidate

!Votes

!%

!Result

1961

|Sylvanus Olympio

|560,938

|100%

|Elected {{Y}}

= National Assembly elections =

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!Election

!Party leader

!Votes

!%

!Seats

!+/–

!Position

1946

| rowspan="6" |Sylvanus Olympio

|

|

|{{Composition bar|14|30|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{increase}} 14

|{{increase}} 1st

1951

|

|

|{{Composition bar|1|30|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{decrease}} 13

|{{decrease}} 3rd

1952

|10,650

{{Small|(in alliance with Juvento)}}

|25.7%

|{{Composition bar|9|30|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{increase}} 8

|{{increase}} 2nd

1955

| colspan="2" |Boycotted

|{{Composition bar|0|30|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{decrease}} 9

|

1958

|190,098

|61.2%

|{{Composition bar|29|46|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{increase}} 29

|{{increase}} 1st

1961

|560,938

|100%

|{{Composition bar|52|52|{{party color|Party of Togolese Unity}}}}

|{{increase}} 23

|{{steady}} 1st

References