Burkinabé Socialist Party
Political party in Burkina Faso
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Burkinabé Socialist Party (in French: Party Socialiste Burkinabé) was a political party in Burkina Faso.[1] The PSB split from the PAI in 1990. Its leader was Ouindélassida François Ouédraogo.
LeaderOuindélassida François Ouédraogo
FoundedDecember 1990
DissolvedMay 2001
SplitfromAfrican Independence Party
Burkinabé Socialist Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ouindélassida François Ouédraogo |
| Founded | December 1990 |
| Dissolved | May 2001 |
| Split from | African Independence Party |
| Merged into | Party for Democracy and Progress |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
At the legislative elections in 1992, the PSB won 1.2% of the popular vote and 1 out of 111 seats. In 1997, it won 1.8% of the vote and one seat.
In May 2001, it merged with the Party for Democracy and Progress.
