The Popular Front (French: Front Populaire) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The FP was founded in October 1987 by that country's President, Blaise Compaoré, immediately after he came to power in a military coup d'état. The first member parties of the FP were the

• Union of Burkinabè Communists (UCB)
• Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
• Communist Struggle Union - The Flame (ULC-La Flamme).

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In early 1991 the member parties were the

• Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
• Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)
• National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD)
• Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
• Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
• Group of Patriotic Democrats (GDP)
• Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
• Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR)
• Union of Social Democrats (USD)
• African Independence Party (PIA)

In 1995 member parties were the

• Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
• Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
• Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
• Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)

The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé.

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