Back Саюз за нацыянальны прагрэс Byelorussian Unió per al Progrés Nacional Catalan Union für den nationalen Fortschritt German Unión para el Progreso Nacional Spanish Union pour le progrès national French Unione per il Progresso Nazionale Italian 民族進歩連合 Japanese UPRONA Dutch Союз за национальный прогресс Russian Union pour le progrès national Swedish
Union for National Progress Union pour le Progrès national | |
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| President | Abel Gashatsi |
| Founder | Louis Rwagasore |
| Founded | January 1960 |
| Ideology | Burundian nationalism Tutsi interests |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Anthem | "UPRONA Ni wewe duhanze Amaso" |
| Senate | 1 / 43 |
| National Assembly | 2 / 123 |
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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.