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Burkinabé Communist Group
Political party in Burkina Faso From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Burkinabè Communist Group (French: Groupe Communiste Burkinabè, GCB) was a communist party in Burkina Faso.
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History
The GCB was formed as a splinter from the Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party in August 1983, following the refusal of PCRV to support the revolutionary government of Thomas Sankara.[1] The GCB was lead by Jean-Marc Palm.[2]
On 22 May 1985, the GCB, along with the Union of Burkinabé Communists, was re-invited into the Burkinabe governing coalition under the National Council for the Revolution (CNR) in order to counter the influence of Valère Somé within the faction.[2]
In 1986 the GCB signed a declaration, together with the Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed (ULC-R), Union of Burkinabé Communists and Revolutionary Military Organization, calling for revolutionary unity.[2]
In April 1987, the GCB, together with the ULC-R and La Flamme, formed a formal front against Sankara and Somé.[2]
In 1989 the GCB left the government, following its refusal to join ODP/MT. The GCB turned clandestine. In April 1989 it split into two factions, one led by Salif Diallo joined the ODP/MT. The other, led by Jean-Marc Palm, became the Movement for Socialist Democracy (MDS) in March 1991.[citation needed]
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Members
- Jean-Marc Palm (founder)[2]
- Salif Diallo[3]
References
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