Rally of the Togolese People

Rally of the Togolese People
Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais
LeaderGnassingbé Eyadéma
(1969–2005)
Faure Gnassingbé
(2005–2012)
FounderGnassingbé Eyadéma
Founded1969
Dissolved2012
Succeeded byUNIR
HeadquartersLomé, Togo
Youth wingYouth of the RPT (from 1972)
IdeologyAfrican nationalism
Right-wing populism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right[citation needed]

The Rally of the Togolese People (French: Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after the former's death in 2005. Faure Gnassingbé replaced the RPT with a new ruling party, the Union for the Republic (UNIR), in April 2012, dissolving the RPT.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Togo : le RPT est mort, que vive l'Unir" (in French). Radio France Internationale. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Yvette Attiogbé (April 14, 2012). "The Dissolution of the RPT – It is Official". togo-online.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  3. ^ Folly Mozolla (April 15, 2012). "Faure Gnassingbé has created his party Union pour la République (UNIR) in Atakpamé". togo-online.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2012.

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