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The Party of Togolese Unity (French: Parti de l'unité togolaise, PUT), initially known as the Committee of Togolese Unity (Comité de l'unité togolaise, CUT) until 1963, was a political party in Togo. The party was formed on 13 March 1941 as CUT and led by Sylvanus Olympio. CUT gradually became more radical, and from 1947 onwards it demanded self-determination. In 1951, a moderate faction broke away and formed the Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North (UCPN). During the period from 1951 to 1958, CUT was the main opposition party in French Togoland, and represented the mainstream of the anticolonialist movement in the territory.
Party of Togolese Unity Parti de l'unité togolaise | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sylvanus Olympio |
| Founded | 13 March 1941 |
| Dissolved | 1963 |
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo |
| Ideology | African nationalism |
Electoral history edit
Presidential elections edit
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Sylvanus Olympio | 560,938 | 100% | Elected 
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National Assembly elections edit
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Sylvanus Olympio | 14 / 30
|
 14
|
1st
| ||
| 1951 | 1 / 30
|
 13
|
3rd
| |||
| 1952 | 10,650
(in alliance with Juvento) |
25.7% | 9 / 30
|
8
|
2nd
| |
| 1955 | Boycotted | 0 / 30
|
9
|
|||
| 1958 | 190,098 | 61.2% | 29 / 46
|
29
|
1st
| |
| 1961 | 560,938 | 100% | 52 / 52
|
23
|
 1st
| |
References edit
- Toulabor, Comi M. Le Togo sous Eyadéma. Paris: Karthala, 1986.
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