Voltaic Union

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Voltaic Union (in French: Union Voltaïque) was a political party in Upper Volta. It was formed on the initiative of the French governor Mouragues.

In the 1951 elections UV sent four members to the National Assembly. The four MPs were;

• Dr. Joseph Conombo
• Henri Guissou
• Nazi Boni
• Mamadou Ouédraogo

However when its main backer, governor Mouragues, left in 1953 the unity of UV became fragile. In 1955 Conombo and Guissou formed a new party, the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses (PSEMA). Similarly Nazi Boni founded the African Popular Movement (MPA) the same year.

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• Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986.