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Union for Homeland and Labour

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Union for Homeland and Labour
Union pour la Patrie et le travail
LeaderMartin Dohou Azonhiho
FoundedSeptember 1997
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing

Union for Homeland and Labour (French: Union pour la Patrie et le travail, UPT) is a left-wing political party in Benin. Its president is Col. Martin Dohou Azonhiho, who was a leading ideologist of Mathieu Kérékou's socialist government in the 1980s. UPT supported former president Kérékou.

Together with five other parties, the UPT formed a coalition called the Acting Forces of Change in February 2009; this coalition was intended to support President Yayi Boni.[1]

References

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  1. "Alliance de six partis politiques pour soutenir le président Yayi Boni", African Press Agency (jeuneafrique.com), 10 February 2009 (in French).