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African political parties per country including an ASC Leiden Thesaurus identifier

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number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of
1	African Regroupment Party	Q3366392	Founded at Cotonou, July 1958, with the aim of demanding immediate independence from France.	29493118X	political party
2	Algerian National Movement	Q3051578	Algerian political party	294926461	political party
3	All African Convention	Q1477846	1935 conference	294898026	political party event
4	Muslim Brotherhood	Q133207	transnational Sunni Islamist organization	294926917	religious organization international organization political party Islamist movement
5	Non-European Unity Movement	Q1996126	organization (Formed in 1943; went into exile in the early 1960s.)	294942815	organization political party social movement
6	Party of the African Federation	Q3893487	Created at the Conference of African Federalists held in Dakar, March 1959, the party's aim was the establishment of a Black African nation associated with France in a confederation.	294931104	political party

Algeria[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Algerian People's Party	Q3366385	Algerian political party	294931155	political party	Algeria
2	Islamic Salvation Front	Q734545	political party	29491272X	political party	Algeria
3	National Liberation Front	Q204543	political party in Algeria	294912703	political party	Algeria
4	Socialist Forces Front	Q605960	political party	294912711	political party	Algeria
5	Étoile Nord-Africaine	Q290503	political party	294910646	political party	Algeria

Angola[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	National Union for the Total Independence of Angola	Q28699	political party	294942726	political party	Angola
	2	People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola	Q28551	political party in Angola	294926569	political party	Angola

Botswana[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Bechuanaland People's Party	Q63191217	Botswanan political party, formed in 1960; subsequently split into factions and formally disbanded on 19 August 1962.	294901000	political party	Botswana
2	Botswana Congress Party	Q4894021	political party	294902333	political party	Botswana
3	Botswana Democratic Party	Q859825	political party	294902341	political party	Botswana
4	Botswana National Front	Q2310801	political party	29490235X	political party	Botswana

Burkina Faso[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement	Q7101945	Burkinabe political party	294930523	political party	Burkina Faso
	2	Parti pour l'Unité Nationale et le Développement	Q61976266	Burkinabe political party	294931201	political party	Burkina Faso

Burundi[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Front for Democracy in Burundi	Q647532	political party	294912762	political party	Burundi
	2	National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy	Q2271402	Political party in Burundi	343153211	political party guerrilla movement	Burundi

Cameroon[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Cameroon Anglophone Movement	Q61283769	Cameroonian political party	294903224	political party	Cameroon
2	Cameroon National Union	Q1165335	political party	294942645	political party	Cameroon
3	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	Q953447	political party in Cameroon	294934243	political party	Cameroon
4	Social Democratic Front	Q1470113	Cameroonian political party	29493782X	political party	Cameroon
5	Union of the Peoples of Cameroon	Q1860584	Cameroonian political party	294942599	political party	Cameroon

Cape Verde[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Q497464	political party	294930736	political party	Cape Verde
2	Espaço Democrático	Q63191207	political party	294910344	political party	Cape Verde
3	Movement for Democracy	Q1951190	liberal and Christian-democratic party in Cape Verde	294926526	political party	Cape Verde

Central African Republic[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Alliance for Democracy and Progress	Q4732361	political party	294898085	political party	Central African Republic
	2	Patriotic Front for Progress	Q2274551	political party in the Central African Republic	294912738	political party	Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo	Q2367261	political party	294898069	political organization political party	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2	Movement for the Liberation of the Congo	Q144806	political party (Founded on 5 April 2003, formerly a Ugandan-supported rebel movement, created in 1998 under the leadership of Jean-Pierre Bemba.)	321848365	political party	Democratic Republic of the Congo
3	Rally for Congolese Democracy	Q1498659	political party	294934227	political party	Democratic Republic of the Congo
4	Union for Democracy and Social Progress	Q1629663	political party (DRC)	294942696	political party	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Egypt[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	National Democratic Party	Q841133	former political party in Egypt	294927409	political party	Egypt
	2	Socialist Labour Party	Q63382972	political party	294938141	political party	Egypt

Ethiopia[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Eritrean People's Liberation Front	Q889543	far-left paramilitary group of Eritrea (1973–1994)	294910271	political party	Ethiopia
2	Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party	Q79003948	Ethiopian political party (merged with merged with the Ethiopian Democratic Party and became the United Ethiopian Democratic Party - Medhin (UEDP ‑ Medhin )	294910417	political party	Ethiopia
3	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party	Q257591	political party	294910433	political party	Ethiopia
4	Tigray People's Liberation Front	Q1699287	Ethiopian political party	29494091X	political party terrorist group	Ethiopia

Gabon[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Gabonese Democratic Party	Q1762536	ruling and dominant political party of Gabon until 2023	294931120	political party	Gabon
2	Gabonese Socialist Union	Q5515448	political party	29494270X	political party	Gabon
3	National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon	Q3419915	political party (Founded in 1990 as Morena des Bûcherons, renamed Rassemblement National-Bûcherons in 1991. Changed its name to Rassemblement pour le Gabon in 2000)	294934278	political party	Gabon

Ghana[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Convention People's Party	Q1129392	socialist political party in Ghana	29490607X	political party	Ghana
2	Muslim Association Party	Q1955416	Ghanaian political party	294926909	political party	Ghana
3	National Democratic Congress	Q200875	political party in Ghana	294927395	political party	Ghana
4	National Liberation Movement	Q1967433	political party in Ghana	294927476	political party	Ghana
5	New Patriotic Party	Q1148441	political party in Ghana	294928057	political party	Ghana
6	Popular Party for Democracy and Development	Q1418902	political party in Ghana	294932704	political party	Ghana
7	United Gold Coast Convention	Q2495200	political party	294942750	political party	Ghana

Guinea[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally	Q1186265	political party	294931112	political party	Guinea
2	Forum Démocratique National	Q64067257	Guinean political party (Political organization formed in October 1991 by forty-five parties, associations and trade unions opposed to the Head of State, General Lansana Conté.)	294912398	political party	Guinea
3	People's Party of Guinea	Q16911346	Guinean political party	294931163	political party	Guinea
4	Rally of the Guinean People	Q2663294	political party	294934251	political party	Guinea
5	Unity and Progress Party	Q1583061	political party	294931090	political party	Guinea

Guinea-Bissau[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	Q776352	political party	294930744	political party	Guinea-Bissau Cape Verde
	2	Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement	Q7315625	political party in Guinea-Bissau	294934863	political party	Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	African Democratic Rally	Q429170	political party in French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa	294934235	political party	Ivory Coast France
2	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	Q1455532	political party	294931392	political party	Ivory Coast
3	Ivorian Popular Front	Q1422092	political party	294912754	political party	Ivory Coast
4	Ivorian Workers' Party	Q667415	political party	294931198	political party	Ivory Coast

Kenya[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Amani Alliance	Q4739845	political party in Kenya (alliance of the United Democratic Forum Party (UDFP), Kenya African National Union (KANU) and New Fort Kenya, supporting the presidential candidacy of Musalia Mudavadi of the UDFP in the general elections of 4 March 2013.)	371424399	political party	Kenya
2	Democratic Party	Q3272441	political party in Kenya	294907408	political party	Kenya
3	Kenya African National Union	Q1422517	Kenyan political party founded in 1960, which was the sole legal party in 1982–1991, and absorbed the National Development Party in 2002	29491904X	political party	Kenya
4	National Development Party	Q6972280	political party in Kenya	294927425	political party	Kenya
5	National Rainbow Coalition	Q3130920	formed as an alliance of the National Alliance Party of Kenya (NAK) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to contest the 2002 elections, collapsed due to disagreements between members over the 2005 constitutional referendum.	294927573	political coalition political party	Kenya
6	Safina	Q7398791	political party in Kenya	37034622X	political party	Kenya

Lesotho[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Basotho National Party	Q304032	political party (Founded in 1958 as the Basutoland National Party; renamed in 1966.)	307697045	political party	Lesotho
	2	Basutoland Congress Party	Q512488	political party (Founded in 1952 as the Basutoland Congress Party; renamed in 1966.)	307697002	political party	Lesotho

Liberia[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Liberia Action Party	Q6541113	political party	294922172	political party	Liberia
	2	National Patriotic Front of Liberia	Q1576536	Liberian political party	294927549	political party	Liberia

Madagascar[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache	Q3326665	political party (Founded in 1946; a predominantly Merina group favouring immediate independence.)	294926437	political party	Madagascar
	2	Parti des déshérités de Madagascar	Q3366351	political party (Founded in 1946; supported by coastal peoples and opposed to rapid constitutional change.)	294931147	political party	Madagascar

Mali[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Democratic Union of the Malian People	Q4157657	political party in Mali	294942556	political party	Mali
2	Malian Party of Labour	Q6743350	political party (Split off from the Parti Africain pour l'Indépendance-Section Soudanaise in 1965; formally dissolved in 1993)	294956522	political party	Mali
3	Party for Solidarity and Progress	Q3366340	Malian political party (originally formed in 1946; revived in 1991, renamed in 2002)	294931228	political party	Mali
4	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	Q1163319	political party	294942718	political party	Mali
5	Union Démocratique Ségovienne	Q65247599	Malian political party	294942564	political party	Mali

Mauritania[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	African Liberation Forces of Mauritania	Q4118890	political party (Exiled political opposition group founded in 1983 in Senegal to represent Afro-Mauritanians.)	294912223	organization political party	Mauritania
2	Mauritanian People's Party	Q1698098	political party in Mauritania	294931171	political party	Mauritania
3	Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal	Q3366690	political party in Mauritania	294931236	political party	Mauritania
4	Union for Democracy and Progress	Q9091826	political party in Mauritania	294942688	political party	Mauritania
5	Union of Democratic Forces	Q4119896	political party in Mauritania	294942580	political party	Mauritania

Morocco[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Authenticity and Modernity Party	Q784586	political party	340940786	political party	Morocco
2	Istiqlal Party	Q477273	political party in Morocco	294918124	political party	Morocco
3	Justice and Development Party	Q1255232	Moroccan political party	320834719	political party	Morocco
4	National Union of Popular Forces	Q692325	political party	294942653	political party	Morocco

Mozambique[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	FRELIMO	Q504564	ruling party in Mozambique	294912592	political party	Mozambique
	2	RENAMO	Q1425821	political party	294934707	political party	Mozambique

Namibia[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Congress of Democrats	Q1638462	political party	294905790	political party	Namibia
2	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	Q1155803	political party (Formed in 1977 as a coalition of ethnically-based political groupings; reorganized as a single party in 1991.)	294907424	political party	Namibia
3	Multi-Party Conference	Q70198108	political party formed in 1983 of a number of anti-SWAPO forces, includ. the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, the South West African National Union, the SWAPO-Democrats, the National Party, the Labour Party, and the Rehoboth Liberated Democratic Party.	29492664X	political party	Namibia
4	SWAPO Party	Q467711	political party in Namibia, formerly organization	294939725	political party	Namibia

Niger[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Democratic and Social Convention	Q1186361	political party in Niger	294906061	political party	Niger
2	National Movement for the Development of Society	Q1968011	political party in Niger	29492647X	political party	Niger
3	Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally	Q1989838	political party in Niger	29493121X	political party	Niger

Nigeria[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	All Progressives Congress	Q4729266	Nigerian political party	408747757	political party	Nigeria
2	National Party of Nigeria	Q6974818	Nigerian political party	294927530	political party	Nigeria
3	National Republican Convention	Q6978037	Nigerian political party	294927581	political party	Nigeria
4	Northern Elements Progressive Union	Q17109246	Nigerian political party	29492907X	political party	Nigeria
5	Northern People's Congress	Q7058854	Nigerian political party	294929088	political party	Nigeria
6	People's Redemption Party	Q7165739	political party in Nigeria	294931600	political party	Nigeria
7	Peoples Democratic Party	Q1551163	Nigerian political party founded 1998	294931570	political party	Nigeria
8	Social Democratic Party	Q7550561	political party in Nigeria	294937838	political party	Nigeria
9	United Muslim Party	Q61274507	Nigerian political party	294942769	political party	Nigeria
10	United Nigeria Congress Party	Q7888995	Nigerian political party	294942785	political party	Nigeria

Republic of the Congo[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Congolese Party of Labour	Q1785816	political party of the Republic of the Congo	294931082	political party	Republic of the Congo
	2	Pan-African Union for Social Democracy	Q3550401	political party	29494267X	political party	Republic of the Congo

Rwanda[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Democratic Republican Movement	Q3326675	Rwandan political party	294926445	political party	Rwanda
	2	Rwandan Patriotic Front	Q690240	Rwandan political party	294912746	political party	Rwanda

Senegal[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance	Q178254	Political party (Founded in 1947, with a paramilitary and a political wing, it is no longer officially recognized as a political party ; since the early 1980s principal movement for the independence of the Casamance.)	294926453	political party independentism	Senegal
2	Parti Africain Écologiste du Sénégal	Q3366174	political party	294931074	political party	Senegal
3	Senegalese Democratic Party	Q1351653	political party	294931139	political party	Senegal
4	Socialist Party of Senegal	Q2054438	political party	294931244	political party	Senegal

South Africa[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	African National Congress	Q83162	political party in South Africa	294896929	political party	South Africa
2	Afrikaner Bond	Q2826192	political party in 19th century southern Africa	294897070	political party	South Africa
3	Azanian People's Organisation	Q793572	political party from South Africa	294899782	political party	South Africa
4	Congress of the People	Q1125988	political party from South Africa (Formed in 2008 by former members of the African National Congress.)	321847229	political party	South Africa
5	Conservative Party of South Africa	Q776414	conservative party (Formed in 1982 by former members of the National Party; seeks the establishment of a separate Afrikaner State as part of a South African confederation; merged in 2003 with the Freedom Front to form the Freedom Front Plus.)	294905847	political party	South Africa
6	Democratic Alliance	Q761877	political party in South Africa formed in 2000	343301369	political party	South Africa
7	Democratic Party	Q780158	political party in South Africa	294907394	political party former liberal party	South Africa
8	Herstigte Nasionale Party	Q925910	political party in South Africa	294915397	political party	South Africa
9	Inkatha Freedom Party	Q654444	political party in South Africa	294917268	political party	South Africa
10	Labour Party	Q3136263	political party in South Africa from 1910 to 1958	294938699	political party	South Africa
11	National Party	Q740718	1914–1997 political party known for implementing apartheid	294927522	political party	South Africa Union of South Africa
12	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	Q775460	political party in South Africa	294930876	political party	South Africa
13	Progressive Party	Q2784503	political party in South Africa. (Split off from the United Party in 1959. From 1962 to 1974 Helen Suzman was the single elected MP for the party. The party disbanded in July 1975 and merged with the Reform Party.)	294933514	political party former liberal party	South Africa
14	Union Federal Party	Q7885685	South African political party	294942629	political party	South Africa
15	Unionist Party	Q2403816	political party South Africa. (Formed in 1910; merged into the South African Party in November 1920.)	363152008	political party	South Africa
16	United Democratic Front	Q1529503	organization (Officially launched in August 1983 ; disbanded in 1991.)	294942742	organization political party	South Africa
17	United Party	Q1812146	South African political party	294942793	political party	South Africa
18	Zoutpansberg Balemi Association	Q55168452	South African political party, founded in 1939 as the Zoutpansberg Cultural Association; renamed the Zoutpansberg Balemi (=ploughmen) Association in 1943.	294945598	political party	South Africa

São Tomé and Príncipe[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party	Q1566188	political party in São Tomé and Príncipe	37034801X	political party	São Tomé and Príncipe
	2	Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party	Q1276673	political party (Founded 1972, sole legal party 1972-1990. Changed its name in 1990 to Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe-Partido Social Democrata.)	294926518	political party	São Tomé and Príncipe

Tanzania[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Party of the Revolution	Q652091	dominant political party in Tanzania	294903682	political party	Tanzania
2	Tanganyika African National Union	Q2143929	Tanzanian political party	294940073	political party	Tanzania Tanganyika Tanganyika Territory
3	United Democratic Party	Q3357902	political party in Tanzania	370345509	political party	Tanzania

The Gambia[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction	Q2143319	political party	294898077	political party	The Gambia
2	People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism	Q2069620	political party	294931562	political party	The Gambia
3	People's Progressive Party	Q1752906	political party in the Gambia	294931597	political party	The Gambia

Tunisia[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Destour	Q587187	Tunisian political party	294907599	political party	Tunisia
	2	Ennahda Movement	Q692022	Tunisian political party	294909869	political party	Tunisia

Uganda[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	National Resistance Movement	Q382674	Ugandan political party (Formed in 1980, its former military wing, the National Resistance Army (NRA), led by Lt-Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, took power in January 1986.)	29492759X	political party	Uganda
	2	Uganda People's Congress	Q2187095	political party from Uganda (founded 1960; ruling party 1962-1971 and 1980-1985; sole legal political party 1969-1971)	294942262	political party	Uganda

Zambia[edit]

image	number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
	1	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	Q1951163	Zambian political party, dominate 1991-2011	303969237	political party	Zambia
	2	United National Independence Party	Q1383387	Zambian political party (Founded in 1959; sole legal party 1972-1990.)	294942777	political party	Zambia

Zimbabwe[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	Forum Party	Q5473068	political party	294912401	political party	Zimbabwe
2	Movement for Democratic Change	Q2582118	Zimbabwean political party	294926496	political party	Zimbabwe
3	National Democratic Party (Zimbabwe)	Q78995691	Political party (Formed in 1960 and banned in December 1961.)	294927417	political party	Zimbabwe
4	United African National Council	Q889447	political party in Zimbabwe (Formed in 1971 under leadership of Bishop Abel Muzorewa; renamed the United African National Council; merged with the Zimbabwe Unity Movement in 1994.)	294896937	political party	Zimbabwe
5	Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front	Q1910161	leading political party of Zimbabwe	294945377	political party	Zimbabwe
6	Zimbabwe African People's Union	Q203423	political party	294945393	political party	Zimbabwe

Misc[edit]

number	Article	item	description	ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID	instance of	country
1	All People's Congress	Q385749	political party in Sierra Leone	294898034	political party	Sierra Leone
2	Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	Q945167	political party	294931252	political party	Equatorial Guinea
3	Ligue Populaire Africaine pour l'Indépendance	Q1424819	political party	29492230X	political party	Djibouti
4	Malawi Congress Party	Q1037389	political party (Founded 1959; sole legal party 1966-1993)	294923551	political party	Malawi
5	National Democratic Alliance	Q260308	Sudanese electoral alliance	294927387	political party	Sudan
6	Ngwane National Liberatory Congress	Q8349833	political party	307698645	political party	Eswatini
7	Patriotic Salvation Movement	Q1576278	political party in Chad	294926488	political party	Chad
8	People's Front for Democracy and Justice	Q863376	political party in Eritrea	294931589	political party	Eritrea
9	Popular Movement of the Revolution	Q1670999	political party	30525149X	political party	Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo
10	Rally of the Togolese People	Q1514253	political party (established November 1969)	29493426X	political party	Togo
11	Rhodesian Front	Q1185174	political party (Formed in 1962; restyled Republican Front in 1981; reconstituted itself as the Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe in 1985.)	294935002	political party	Rhodesia
12	Zambian African National Congress	Q145522	political party in Northern Rhodesia	314282394 294897097	political party	Northern Rhodesia

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