Congress for Democracy and Progress

Congress for Democracy and Progress
Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès
AbbreviationCDP
LeaderEddie Komboïgo
FounderBlaise Compaoré
Founded6 February 1996 (1996-02-06)
HeadquartersOuagadougou
IdeologySocial democracy[a]
Political positionCentre-left[a]
National Assembly
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  1. ^ a b Self-described[1]
Headquarters of the party in Ouagadougou

The Congress for Democracy and Progress (French: Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, CDP) was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014.

  1. ^ "STATUTS du Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès". Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès (in French). August 2003. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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