Popular Front (Burkina Faso)

The Popular Front (Front Populaire) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The FP was founded in October 1987 by that country's President, Blaise Compaoré, immediately after he came to power in a military coup d'état. The first member parties of the FP were the
 * Union of Burkinabè Communists (UCB)
 * Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
 * Communist Struggle Union - The Flame (ULC-La Flamme).

In early 1991 the member parties were the
 * Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
 * Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)
 * National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD)
 * Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
 * Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB)
 * Group of Patriotic Democrats (GDP)
 * Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
 * Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR)
 * Union of Social Democrats (USD)
 * African Independence Party (PAI)

In 1995 member parties were the
 * Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (ODP-MT)
 * Movement of Progressive Democrats (MDP)
 * Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB)
 * Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSDI)

The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé.