Union of Burkinabé Communists

Union of Burkinabé Communists
Union des Communistes Burkinabè
FoundedAugust 1984
Dissolved1989
Merger ofGUML
Marxist–Leninist Group
Merged intoOrganization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Political positionLeft-wing

Union of Burkinabè Communists (in French: Union des Communistes Burkinabè) was a communist party in Burkina Faso. UCB was founded on 10 August 1984 by the fusion of four other groups composed of marxists.[1] Its first president was Guillaume Sessouma.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Martens, Ludo; Meesters, Hilde (1989). Sankara, Compaoré et la révolution burkinabè (in French). Anvers: Editions EPO. pp. 147–154. ISBN 9782872620333. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Coussy, Jean; Lauseig, Jérôme (April 1999). "La renaissance Afro-Asiatique ?". Politique africaine (76). Éditions Karthala. ISBN 9782811100551. ISSN 0244-7827. Retrieved 13 November 2025.