{{short description|Political party in Burundi}} {{Politics of Burundi}} {{Infobox political party | name = Union for Peace and Democracy–Zigamibanga | native_name = Union pour la paix et la démocratie–Zigamibanga | logo = | colorcode = | leader = ''Unknown'' | chairperson = | president = | general_secretary = [[Marina Barampama]] | spokesperson = | founder = [[Hussein Radjabu]] | slogan = | founded = August 2002 | registered = | dissolved = | split = [[National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy]] | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | headquarters = | newspaper = | paramilitary_wing = | student_wing = | youth_wing = | membership_year = | membership = | ideology = | position = | religion = | national = | international = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = | colors = Red, Green, Yellow | symbol = | flag = [[File:Party flag of the UPD.png|200px]] | website = | state = Burundi | footnotes = | seats1_title = | seats1 = | seats2_title = | seats2 = | leader3_title = Historical leaders | leader3_name = [[Mohamed Feruzi]]<br />[[Zedi Feruzi]] }}
The '''Union for Peace and Democracy–Zigamibanga''' ({{Langx|fr|Union pour la paix et la démocratie–Zigamibanga}}, UPD or UPD–Zigamibanga), sometimes known as the '''Union for Peace and Development–Zigamibanga''' (''Union pour la paix et le développement–Zigamibanga''),<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|last=Dixon|first=Robyn|author-link=Robyn Dixon (journalist)|date=24 May 2015|title=Burundi's crisis deepens as assassinated opposition leader is buried|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Johannesburg|url=http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-burundi-assassination-20150524-story.html|access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Muhumuza|first=Rodney|title=Zedi Feruzi killed: Leader of Burundi opposition party shot dead in Bujumbura|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/zedi-feruzi-killed-leader-of-burundi-opposition-party-shot-dead-in-bujumbura-10272563.html|publisher=The Independent|date=23 May 2015|access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> is a small [[political party]] in [[Burundi]] which was founded in 2002 but which only became active after 2007. The UPD is [[List of political parties in Burundi|one of the parties in opposition]] to the ruling [[National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy]] (CNDD–FDD) party. It is seen as the party of [[Islam in Burundi|Burundi's small Muslim community]].
== History == The UPD was registered on 12 September 2002 . It was originally created as a [[front organisation]] in case the CNDD–FDD, which had been formed as a [[Violent non-state actor|rebel armed group]] during the [[Burundian Civil War]], was refused official recognition as a [[political party]]. When the CNDD–FDD did receive recognition in 2005, the UPD became inactive. It did not stand candidates in the [[Burundian legislative election, 2005|legislative elections of 2005]].<ref name=PPB>{{cite web|title=Political Parties (Burundi)|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/burundi/political-parties.htm|publisher=Global Security|access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref>
Despite playing an important role in the rise of [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] to the Presidency, Radjabu was expelled from the CNDD–FDD in 2007 and imprisoned for plotting to overthrow the government. Radjabu re-activated the UPD, installing his cousin [[Mohamed Feruzi]] as party leader. Radjabu continued to run the party from prison however.<ref name=PPB/> The UPD became popular within [[Islam in Burundi|Burundi's small Muslim community]] from which the Radjabu family originates.<ref name="CollectifFuté,2014">{{cite book|author1=Collectif|author2=Petit Futé|author3=Dominique Auzias|author4=Jean-Paul Labourdette|title=Burundi 2015 Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DKDTBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA67|date=12 December 2014|publisher=Petit Futé|isbn=978-2-7469-7842-3|page=67}}</ref>
During the [[2015 Burundian unrest|political unrest in Burundi in 2015]], the UPD's incumbent leader, [[Zedi Feruzi]], was assassinated in [[Bujumbura]]. His killing on 23 May 2015, during protests against the Nkurunziza regime, caused a deepening of the confrontation as the opposition suspended its participation in talks with the government.<ref name=LAT/> The UPD was originally part of the alliance of opposition parties known as [[CNARES]] but left in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Burundi: l'UPD quitte la plateforme de l’opposition |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20160703-burundi-nouveau-parti-plateforme-opposition-upd-cnares |access-date=8 September 2024 |work=RFI |date=3 July 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>
The UPD stood in the [[2020 Burundian general election|elections for the National Assembly in May 2020]] but gained just 0.05% of the vote and won no seats.
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{{Burundian political parties}}
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