Union for National Progress

Union for National Progress
Union pour le Progrès national
PresidentAbel Gashatsi
FounderLouis Rwagasore
FoundedJanuary 1960
IdeologyBurundian nationalism
Tutsi interests
Colors  Red and   white
Anthem"UPRONA Ni wewe duhanze Amaso"
Senate
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National Assembly
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Party flag

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