Association for Social Promotion of the Masses

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The Association for Social Promotion of the Masses (French: Association pour la promotion sociale de la masse, APROSOMA) was a political party in Rwanda.

History

The party was established on 15 February 1959 by Joseph Gitera alongside friends and former schoolmates.^[1] Although it initially promoted social improvement for both Hutu and Tutsi, it later became an anti-Tutsi party.^[2]

APROSOMA contested the pre-independence elections in 1961, receiving 3.6% of the vote and winning two seats. In 1965 the country became a one-party state under MDR-Parmehutu.^[3]

References

↑ Aimable Twagilimana (2015) Historical Dictionary of Rwanda, Rowman & Littlefield, p25
↑ Twagilimana, p183
↑ History Embassy of Rwanda to the United Kingdom

Political parties in Rwanda

Parliament

Ruling coalition (41)	Rwandan Patriotic Front (37) Centrist Democratic Party (1) Ideal Democratic Party (1) Party for Progress and Concord (1) Rwandan Socialist Party (1)

Opposition (12)	Social Democratic Party (7) Liberal Party (5)

Unrepresented

Banned

Defunct

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