Union for National Progress

The Union for National Progress ( Union for National Progress English, French Union pour le Progres national, symbol UPRONA ) is a nationalist political party in Burundi, which receives most of its support from members of the Tutsi people.

The party will be valued for their role in the Burundian independence, but was also the Unity Party of the country. It was founded in 1960 in the Kingdom of Burundi.

History

The most famous Prime Minister of the Union for national progress and national hero of Burundi 's Prince Louis Rwagasore ( murdered 1961). From that time until 1965 the party had also the support of the Hutu, and three of their Hutu members including Pierre Ngendandumwe, were Prime Minister of Burundi. The party was taken over by President Michel Micombero in a coup d' état ​​viziösen and made ​​him a pillar of the military dictatorship that ruled the country from 1966 to 1993. Since 1993, in cases of failed re-election, the Union secured for national progress, the position of Vice President and some of the top positions in the government.

The Union party chairman for national progress Pierre Buyoya handed over power to the Hutu leader Domitien Ndayizeye of the Front for Democracy in Burundi ( a Hutu -based party). Gained on 30 April 2003 In the parliamentary elections of 2005 the party only 7.2 % of the vote and 15 of 118 seats.

During the general election of 2010, the Union boycotted the Council and presidential elections for national progress, but decided to participate in the parliamentary elections, since it is necessary to form an opposition faction in parliament and better to compete in the next elections in 2015.