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Political party in Burundi

Union for National Progress Union pour le Progrès national President Gaston Sindimwo[1] Founder Louis Rwagasore Founded January 1960; 66 years ago (1960-01) Ideology Burundian nationalism Tutsi interests Civic nationalism[1] Economic interventionism[1] Historical: Under François Ngeze: Pacifism[2] Pro-Louis Rwagasore views[2] Pro-Pierre Ngendandumwe views[2] Under Pierre Buyoya: Economic liberalization[3] Pro-Market economy[4] Under Jean-Baptiste Bagaza: Economic statism[5] Mixed economy[6] Anti-ethnicism[7] Pro-small-scale capitalist agriculture[8] Pro-German model[6] Authoritarianism[9] Under Michel Micombero: Democratic centralism[10] Ujamma[10] Mobutism[10] African socialism[11][12] Republicanism[10][12] Under Louis Rwagasore: Anti-colonialism Constitutional monarchy[13] Political position Centre-left[1] Historical: Syncretic[14] Colors Red and white Anthem "UPRONA Ni wewe duhanze Amaso" Senate 0 / 13 National Assembly 0 / 111 Party flag Politics of Burundi Political parties Elections

The **Union for National Progress** ([French](/source/French_language): *Union pour le Progrès national*, **UPRONA**) is a [nationalist](/source/African_nationalism) [political party](/source/Political_party) in [Burundi](/source/Burundi). Initially it emerged as a nationalist [united front](/source/United_front) in opposition to [Belgian colonial rule](/source/Ruanda-Urundi) but subsequently became an integral part of the [one-party state](/source/One-party_state) established by [Michel Micombero](/source/Michel_Micombero) after 1966. Dominated by members of the [Tutsi ethnic group](/source/Tutsi) and increasingly intolerant to their [Hutu](/source/Hutu) counterparts, UPRONA remained the dominant force in Burundian politics until the latter stages of the [Burundian Civil War](/source/Burundian_Civil_War) in 2003. It is currently a [minor opposition party](/source/Opposition_(politics)).

## History

Sources differ on the circumstances of UPRONA's founding.[15] According to political scientist Warren Weinstein, UPRONA was created shortly after a 1958 meeting of customary chiefs and clergy convened by Burundian prince [Louis Rwagasore](/source/Louis_Rwagasore) and [Léopold Biha](/source/L%C3%A9opold_Biha) to discuss nationalist ideas.[16] According to Biha, UPRONA was created in 1957 to protest a Belgian administrative reorganisation that disempowered the monarchy.[17] According to linguist Ellen K. Eggers, UPRONA was formed in the late 1950s and Rwagasore became heavily involved with it in 1958.[18] Historian [Ludo De Witte](/source/Ludo_De_Witte) wrote that Rwagasore and some associates organised the first UPRONA meetings in September and October 1958.[19] According to Governor [Jean-Paul Harroy](/source/Jean-Paul_Harroy), Rwagasore founded the party in late 1959. It received official recognition from the colonial administration as a political party on 7 January 1960.[20]

Rwagasore took virtual control over the movement, though his familial connection to the Mwami disqualified him from holding any party offices and he officially served UPRONA only as an advisor.[21] UPRONA was able to secure the early financial support of the Swahili population in Bujumbura and [Lake Tanganyika](/source/Lake_Tanganyika) coastline. The party initially was strongly identified with the interests of the Bezi lineage of Ganwa and support for traditional institutions, but this alignment fell apart after Rwagasore came into conflict with his father.[16] Under Rwagasore, UPRONA pushed a program of modernisation, committing neither to a return to the feudal system nor a complete societal transformation.[22] He used symbols of the monarchy to communicate his message and often emphasised his princely status at public appearances, but he stressed that UPRONA would support the monarchy "only insofar as this regime and its dynasty favoured the genuine emancipation of the Murundi people".[23]

Rwagasore sought to transform UPRONA into a [mass party](/source/Mass_politics) with broad-base appeal across different regions, ethnicities, and castes.[22] Wary of the growing [Hutu](/source/Hutu)–[Tutsi](/source/Tutsi) [ethnic conflict in Ruanda](/source/Rwandan_Revolution), he sought to counteract tensions by bringing members of both groups into UPRONA's leadership.[16] Formal party positions at both the national and local levels were usually evenly divided between Hutus and Tutsis, though the latter tended to occupy the most important offices.[22] The party enjoyed some cohesive success in Usumbura, but never truly cultivated a mass political base, especially outside the capital. UPRONA's internal rules set devolved responsibilities to the central committee, but in practice the party operated at the whim of Rwagasore; it retained relatively weak organisational capability and was held together by his charismatic leadership.[24] His populist tendencies and personal popularity led many of the original chiefs who had supported UPRONA, including founding member Biha, to leave the party and engage in their own political activities.[25] In their place, the party relied upon the support of seminary graduates, [évolués](/source/%C3%89volu%C3%A9), and younger chiefs.[26]

Shortly before Burundi's first municipal elections in 1960, the Belgian administration—fearful of communist sympathies in UPRONA—placed Rwagasore under house arrest and forced many other party figures into exile.[27] UPRONA declared a boycott of the elections[28] which, UPRONA's rivals, specifically the [Christian Democratic Party](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Burundi)) (*Parti Démocratique Chrétien*, PDC), performed well in, with Belgian support.[27][29] Of the 2,876 offices available, UPRONA won 545, while the PDC won 942.[30] UPRONA was not represented in the national transitional government established by the colonial administration in January 1961.[30]

For the 1961 legislative elections, UPRONA concentrated its entire election campaign on Rwagasore, using his charisma to rally substantial support.[31] Burundi hosted [legislative elections](/source/1961_Burundian_legislative_election) on 18 September 1961. With approximately 80% voter turnout, UPRONA won 58 of 64 seats in the Legislative Assembly,[32] and Rwagasore was declared *[formateur](/source/Formateur)*.[33] Ten days later the Legislative Assembly installed a 10-member government with Rwagasore as prime minister.[34][35] He was assassinated in October in a plot conceived by PDC figures, who were subsequently arrested and executed.[36] The murder fractured UPRONA, as Rwagasore's former lieutenants struggled to succeed him as the party's leader.[34][37]

Conflict embroiled UPRONA over who would assume the party presidency, with [André Muhirwa](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Muhirwa)—the new prime minister—seeking it with the support of a Tutsi faction and [Paul Mirerekano](/source/Paul_Mirerekano) aiming to secure it with the backing of a Hutu faction.[38] Muhirwa's group would be dubbed the Casablanca faction, while Mirerekano's group would become known as the Monrovia faction.[39] The party increasingly split along ethnic lines.[40] The assumption of numerous UPRONA figures into official government roles also decimated the independent structure of the organisation.[41] In the county's [1965 elections](/source/1965_Burundian_parliamentary_election), most UPRONA candidates faced opposition from others bearing the UPRONA label; in some constituencies, there as many as five competing slates of candidates with the same affiliation. In practice, there were two main factions: *populaire* or pro-Hutu and *traditionaliste* or pro Tutsi. Ultimately, UPRONA-aligned candidates won 21 of the 33 seats in the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Burundi)).[42]

UPRONA's most famous [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Burundi) and Burundian National Hero is [Louis Rwagasore](/source/Louis_Rwagasore) (assassinated in 1961). Upon the death of Rwagasore, UPRONA developed two factions which became known as the "Casablanca group" and the "Monrovia group". The former was dominated by Tutsis and anti-Western in its ideological orientation. The latter was led by Hutus and leaned either pro-West or was neutral towards it.[43] Ngendandumwe was associated with the Monrovia group.[43] From that time until 1965, the party also had some [Hutu](/source/Hutu) support, and three of its Hutu members, including [Pierre Ngendandumwe](/source/Pierre_Ngendandumwe), became Prime Minister of Burundi. The party was taken over by President [Michel Micombero](/source/Michel_Micombero) in a [*coup d'état*](/source/November_1966_Burundian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat) and became a pillar of the [military dictatorships](/source/Military_dictatorship) that ruled the country from 1966 to 1993. In 1993, UPRONA placed second in contested elections to [Melchior Ndadaye's](/source/Melchior_Ndadaye) FRODEBU.

UPRONA President [Pierre Buyoya](/source/Pierre_Buyoya) handed over power to [Hutu](/source/Hutu) leader [Domitien Ndayizeye](/source/Domitien_Ndayizeye) of the [Front for Democracy in Burundi](/source/Front_for_Democracy_in_Burundi) (a [Hutu](/source/Hutu)-based party) on 30 April 2003. At the legislative [elections in 2005](/source/Burundian_legislative_election%2C_2005), the party won 7.2% and 15 out of 118 seats.

During the [2010 elections](/source/Burundian_legislative_election%2C_2010), UPRONA boycotted councillors' and presidential elections but decided to participate in the legislative elections claiming the need to form an opposition bloc in Parliament and to better compete in the [2015 elections](/source/Burundian_legislative_election%2C_2015).

## Electoral history

### Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result 1984 Jean-Baptiste Bagaza 1,752,579 99.6% Elected Y 1993 Pierre Buyoya 742,360 32.86% Lost N 2015 Gerard Nduwayo 60,380 2.14% Lost N 2020 Gaston Sindimwo 73,353 1.70% Lost N

### National Assembly elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position 1961 627,453 81.23% 58 / 64 58 1st 1965 21 / 33 37 1st 1982 52 / 65 31 1st 1993 461,691 21.87% 16 / 81 36 2nd 2005 174,575 7.21% 15 / 118 15 3rd 2010 251,759 11.06% 17 / 106 2 2nd 2015 71,189 2.49% 2 / 121 15 3rd 2020 108,865 2.54% 2 / 123 3rd

### Senate elections

Election Seats +/– Position 2005 2 / 49 2 4th 2010 2 / 41 2nd 2015 2 / 43 2nd 2020 1 / 43 1 2nd

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## External links

- [UPRONA official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20041118065752/http://www.partiuprona.org/)

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