Rally of the Togolese People Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais | |
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| Leader | Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1969–2005) Faure Gnassingbé (2005–2012) |
| Founder | Gnassingbé Eyadéma |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Dissolved | 2012 |
| Succeeded by | UNIR |
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo |
| Youth wing | Youth of the RPT (from 1972) |
| Ideology | African nationalism Right-wing populism |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right[citation needed] |
The Rally of the Togolese People (French: Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after the former's death in 2005. Faure Gnassingbé replaced the RPT with a new ruling party, the Union for the Republic (UNIR), in April 2012, dissolving the RPT.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Togo : le RPT est mort, que vive l'Unir" (in French). Radio France Internationale. April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ Yvette Attiogbé (April 14, 2012). "The Dissolution of the RPT – It is Official". togo-online.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ Folly Mozolla (April 15, 2012). "Faure Gnassingbé has created his party Union pour la République (UNIR) in Atakpamé". togo-online.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2012.