Congo-Brazzaville - Political Organisations
- ACD (Alliance pour la Citoyennete et la Démocratie) Founded in 2000. President: Godefroy Mavungu
- ADP (Alliance pour la Démocratie et la Progres) Founded in 2001. A coalition of opposition parties led by André Milongo.
- CNDD (National Rally for Democracy and Development) Leader: Former Minister of Works, Lambert Galibali.
- CNRS (Convention Nationale pour la Republique et la Solidarite/Convention for the Republic and Solidarity) Founded December 2001. Leader Martin Mberi.
- CODESA (Convention pour la Démocratie et le Salut/Convention for Democracy and Salvation) Founded in March 2002 as an umbrella group of 16 opposition parties to fight the legislative election in May and June 2002. Leader André Milongo. Comprised of the CNRS, Congolese Renewal Party, UPDS and the UDR-M, among others.
- ERDDUN - (Espace Républicain pour la Défense de la Démocratie et l'unité Nationale) Coalition of opposition parties founded in 1997. Leader Bernard Kolelas.
- FDU - (Forcés Démocraticques Unies/United Democratic Forces) Founded 1994 as an alliance of six political parties, this grew to 24 by 2001. Supported the incumbent regime of President SassouNguesso. Had the largest share of seats in Parliament and in local assemblies. Leader: Gabriel Oba Apounou.
- FURC - (Front uni des Républicains Congolais) Founded in 1994 on development on a non-ethnic and non-regional basis. Chair: Raymond Timothée Mackita.
- MCDDI - (Mouvement Congolais pour la Démocratie et la Développement Intégral/Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development) Founded in 1990. President: Bernard Kolelas. Secretary-General: Michel Mampouya. Founding member of URD. Initially opposed the government of President Lissouba and formed a coalition with PCT in 1992. In 1995, however, it joined the ruling (UPADS) coalition government. In July 1994 Kolelas became Mayor of Brazzaville. In 1997 Kolelas, after holding the post of Prime Minister for a matter of months, fled the country after Sassou-Nguesso came to power.
- Mouvement National pour la Liberation du Congo Rénové - Presdient: Mpika Mpika Niangui (Paul Moulery)
- MNLC - Mouvement National pour la Liberation du Congo/National Movement for the Liberation of Congo - Leader: Buissy Nguari. Formed in January 2002 by former members of the National Resistance Council (CNR).
- MURC - (Mouvement pour l'unité et la Reconstruction du Congo) Founded in 1997 as an alliance of 3 parties. Joined the FDU coalition in 2000.
- PCR - (Parti Conglaise du Renouvellement/Congolese Renewal Party) Founded in 1992 by ex PCT member and former Agriculture Minister Grégoire Lefouaba. Formally a part of the Presidential Tendency.
- PCT - (Parti Congolais du Travail/Congolese Labour Party) Founded in 1969. From its inception, the PCT was the sole legal party until 1990. Largest party of the ruling FDU coalition. President: Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
- Presidential Tendency - Grouping of parts that formed a coalition government in the 1993 elections. Consisted of UPADS, RDD, UFD, PCR, UDC and the UDPS among others.
- PRP - Parti du Renouvellement et du Progrés - Leader: Henri Marcel Doumanguele
- PUTP - (Parti pour l'unité, le travail et la Progrés/Party for Unity Work and Progress) Founded in 1995 by former members of the MCDDI. Leader: Didier Sengha.
- RC - (Rassemblement de Citoyens) Founded in 1998 to promote solidarity and tolerance. Leader: Claude Alphonse Silou.
- RDD - (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et la Développement/Rally for Democracy and Development) Founded 1990 by Jacques-Joachim Yhombi-Opango. Chairman: Saturnin Okabe. Formed part of the coalition government of Lissouba's UPADS government from mid 1992-1997.
- RDPC - (Rassemblement Démocratique et Populaire du Congo) Leader: Jean-Marie Tassoula.
- RDR - (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et la République) Founded 1990. Leader: General Raymond Damasse Ngollo.
- RDPS - (Rassemblement pour la démocratie at le progrés Social) Founded in 1990 by Jean-Pierre Thystère-Tchicaya, who retains the leadership. Formally a part of the URD coalition. The RDPS defected from ERDDUN to the FDU in December 2001.
- UDC - (Union pour la Démocratie Congolais) Founded in 1989 by Sylvain Bemba, whilst in exile in Côte d'Ivoire. Aligned to UPADS. Chair: Felix Makosso.
- UDPS - (Union pour la Démocratie et la Progrés Social/Union for Democracy and Social Progress) Founded in 1993. President: Jean Michel Boukamba-Yangouma.
- UDR - Union pour la Démocatie et la République/Union for Democracy and the Republic) Leadership: Jean-Pierre Thystère-Tchicaya (RDPS) and Bernard Kolelas (MCDDI). Founded: Mid1992. Formed as an alliance of 7 parties, the two largest being the RDPS and the MCDDI.
- UDR-M (Union pour la démocratie et la Republique-Mouinda/Union for Democracy and the Republic - Mouinda) Founded in 1992. A supporter of the former UPADS government. Leader: André Milongo.
- UFD - (Union des Forcés Démocratique/Union of Democratic Forces) Chair: Sébastien Ebao. A former member of the Presidential Tendency that supported Lissouba's government.
- UPADS (Union Panafricaine Pour la Démocratie Sociale/Pan-African Union for Social Democracy) Founded by Pascal Lissouba. Secretary-General Martin Mberi. Currently an opposition party. Gained 2.8% of the votes in the 2002 Presidential election.
- UPRN - (Union Patriotique pour la Réconstruction Nationale/Union for National Reconstruction) Leadership: Mathais Dzon. Formed in 1993. In September 1994, UPRN joined the FRU.
- URN (Union pour le Redressment National) President: Gabriel Bokilo.
- Union Patriotique pour la Démocratie et la Progrés - Secretary-General: Celestin Nkouma.
- Union Patriotique des Forces Ninjas/Patriotic Movement of Ninja Forces - Found in 1999. The political wing of the Ninja militia, loyal to the former Prime Minister, Bernard Kolelas.
- Union pour le Progrés du Peuple Congolais - Founded 1991.
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