# Party of Togolese Unity

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Political party in Togo

Party of Togolese Unity Parti de l'unité togolaise Founder Sylvanus Olympio Founded 13 March 1941 (1941-03-13) Dissolved 1963 (1963) Headquarters Lomé, Togo Ideology African nationalism Politics of Togo Political parties Elections

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The **Party of Togolese Unity** ([French](/source/French_language): *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](/source/Political_party) in [Togo](/source/Togo). The party was formed on 13 March 1941 as CUT and led by [Sylvanus Olympio](/source/Sylvanus_Olympio). CUT gradually became more radical, and from 1947 onwards it demanded [self-determination](/source/Self-determination). In 1951, a moderate faction broke away and formed the [Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North](/source/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](/source/French_Togoland), and represented the mainstream of the anticolonialist movement in the territory.

## Electoral history

### Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result 1961 Sylvanus Olympio 560,938 100% Elected Y

### National Assembly elections

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

- Toulabor, Comi M. *Le Togo sous Eyadéma*. Paris: Karthala, 1986.

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