Union of Social Democrats (Burkina Faso)

The Union of Social Democrats (, USD) was a political party in Burkina Faso.

History The USD was established in November 1990 by Alain Bédouma Yoda,Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, plviii and recognised on 4 April 1991.Femmes d'Afrique, KARTHALA Editions, p174

The party won a single seat in the 1992 parliamentary elections. On 6 February 1996 it merged into the new Congress for Democracy and Progress.Rupley et al., p44

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