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Afro-pessimism Afro-pessimism is a framework and critical idiom, used to describe the ongoing effects of colonialism and Trans-Atlantic slave trade, including their impact on structural conditions and on personal, subjective, and embodied reality. The term was first coined by writer and intellectual Frank B. Wilderson III as used in his most famous work about his time spent teaching and participating in the African National Congress in South Africa during apartheid, "Incognegro: a memoir of exile and apartheid" (2008). The concept also has a history of use in pan-Africanist thought and in the Négritude movement.
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African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is the Republic of South Africa's governing social democratic political party. It has been the ruling party of post-apartheid South Africa on the national level, beginning with the election of Nelson Mandela in the 1994 election, the first after the end of apartheid. Today, the ANC remains the dominant political party in South Africa, winning every election since 1994. Its leader Jacob Zuma is the incumbent head of state.
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African Peoples Union African Peoples Union (in French: "Union des Populations Africaines") is a political party in Cameroon led by the Panafrican scholar Hubert Kamgang. The party was founded in 1996.
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Afar National Democratic Party The Afar National Democratic Party (Amharic: ; ANDP) is a political party in Ethiopia.
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Congolese Party of Labour The Congolese Party of Labour (French: "Parti congolais du travail" ; PCT), founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, is the ruling political party of the Republic of the Congo. It was originally a Marxist-Leninist pro-Soviet party, which founded the People's Republic of the Congo, but moved towards a moderate left-wing stance in the early 1990s. Denis Sassou Nguesso is President of the PCT Central Committee, and Pierre Ngolo is the PCT's Secretary-General.
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Democratic Party of Turkmenistan The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Demokratik partiýasy ) (TPD) is a political party in Turkmenistan. The party was led by former Soviet provincial Party leader Saparmurat Niyazov from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s until his death in 2006. In 2013 President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow suspended his party membership for the duration of his presidency. The current leader is Kasymguly Babaev.
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African Renaissance The African Renaissance is the concept that African people and nations shall overcome the current challenges confronting the continent and achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal. The African Renaissance concept was first articulated by Cheikh Anta Diop in a series of essays beginning in 1946, which are collected in his book "Towards the African Renaissance: Essays in Culture and Development, 1946-1960". This concept has been further popularized by former South African President Thabo Mbeki during his term of office, heralding the beginning of The African Renaissance, and it continues to be a key part of the post-apartheid intellectual agenda. It has found new expression and momentum within the International Decade for People of African Descent through the Door of Return initiative which is coming out of the historical Maroon community of Accompong Jamaica in cooperation with Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe. The revival is being lead by Accompong Finance Minister Timothy E. McPherson Jr. and Nigeria's Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri.
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Cuban Democratic Socialist Current The Cuban Democratic Socialist Current ("Corriente Socialista Democrática Cubana") is a Cuban social democratic party that seeks to "be critical [of] our historical process hegemony within [the] civil society debate of ideas, intents and purposes over the interests and diversity of proposals, what contributes to its richness, within a single space for the nation and society at a time."
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Alternative and Change Party The Alternative and Change Party (Turkish: "Alternatif ve Değişim Partisi" , AL PARTİ) is a right-wing political party in Turkey led by Mehmet Burkan that advocates economic liberalism and identifies former Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, Turgut Özal and Necmettin Erbakan as the basis for the party's principles.
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Ivorian Workers' Party The Ivorian Party of Workers (French: "Parti ivoirien des travailleurs" ) is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic, political party in Ivory Coast. It is led by Francis Wodié and was founded on April 8, 1990.
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National Rally for Development and Progress The National Rally for Development and Progress (French: "Rassemblement national pour le développement et le progrès" , also known as VIVA) is a political party in Chad, led by Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye. It was founded in early 1992, with Koumakoye as its President.
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Afrobarometer The Afrobarometer is a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Peter Ramsaroop Peter R. Ramsaroop (born 20 June 1962) is a Guyanese entrepreneur, author and business leader. He also serves as the Chairman of Vision Guyana, a social/political (Not for Profit) organization based in Guyana. Ramsaroop was a parliamentary candidate for the 2015 General Elections in Guyana under the People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and currently the economic adviser to the Leader of the Opposition. He was also a presidential candidate for the 2011 Elections. He then collated with the PPP/C Government in the 2011 General Elections. In June 2009, He served as the chief executive officer of Guyana's second largest opposition party, the Alliance for Change (AFC). He held this position until June 2010. Ramsaroop has been involved in the politics in Guyana since the late 1990s. He has written a book focused on Guyana, "The Road to ElDorado - The People's Revolution", which offers his vision and an implementation strategy to guide Guyana into a promising future. In 2004, Ramsaroop wrote "Hope for Our Nation". Over 50,000 copies were given out in Guyana
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Peruvians for Change Peruvians for Change (Spanish: "Peruanos Por el Kambio" , PPK) is a centre-right party in Peru. It was registered in October 2014. Its founder and leader is the economist and former Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, elected President of Peru in the 2016 presidential election. He may be described as conservative and liberal. The party's campaign colors are pink, sky blue, and yellow, similar to its predecessor Alliance for the Great Change.
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New Democratic Spirit The New Democratic Spirit (Albanian: Fryma e Re Demokratike ) is a center-right, conservative, political party in Albania. New Democratic Spirit was created by Gazmend Oketa, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Republic of Albania and other former members of the Democratic Party of Albania. Albanian media call it ""the President's Party"", referring to Albanian President Bamir Topi.
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National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname ("Nationale Partij Suriname", NPS) is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland.
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Presentes por el Socialismo Presentes Por el Socialismo (PPS) is a Colombian political party of the left, founded in 1996. Its militants come from different currents including Trotskyism and Marxism-Leninism. It was active part of the foundation of the Social and Political Front (FSP) and Democratic Alternative. As a member of the FSP, it participates in the Alternative Democratic Pole. Its political position is for socialism, the autonomy of the mass organizations and the Marxist alternative to the Capitalist System. It participates in the São Paulo Forum and stands in sympathy with the Trotskyist reunified Fourth International. It has strong bases amongst college students, the trade unions in the banking industry, mass movements and the teaching profession. In the last parliamentary elections it supported the candidacy of the unionist Alexander Mayan López to the Senate.
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Senegalese Democratic Party The Senegalese Democratic Party (French: "Parti Démocratique Sénégalais" ) is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. The PDS ruled together with smaller parties as part of the Sopi Coalition. Since Wade's defeat in the 2012 presidential election, the PDS has been the main opposition party.
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Oromo People's Congress The Oromo People's Congress (OPC) is a major opposition political party in Ethiopia. It was founded in April 1996 as the Oromo National Congress by Dr. Merera Gudina, who is its chairman. However, the party licence and name were allegedly given to a marginal splinter group by the National Election Board of Ethiopia in order to undermine the party and create confusion among the voters after the May 2005 election, so the party was forced to change its name to Oromo People's Congress prior to the 2008 by-elections.
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2011–12 Kurdish protests in Turkey The 2011–2012 Kurdish protests in Turkey are ongoing protests in Turkey, led by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), against restrictions of Kurdish rights by of the country's Kurdish minority's rights. Although they are the latest in a long series of protest actions by Kurds in Turkey, they are strongly influenced by the concurrent popular protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and the Turkish publication "Hürriyet Daily News" has suggested that the popularly dubbed "Arab Spring" that has seen revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia may lead to a "Kurdish Summer" in the northern reaches of the Middle East. Protesters have taken to the streets both in İstanbul and in southeast Turkey, with some demonstrations also reported as far west in Anatolia as İzmir.
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Tahir Veliu Tahir Veliu (born 19 February 1984) is an Albanian politician, author and political analyst. He is leader of the nationalist Movement for United Albania and the author of the book "The Platform for United Albania".
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Couch Party Couch Party (Arabic: حزب الكنبة, ALA-LC: "Ḥizb al-Kanabah") is a political term widely used in Egyptian politics referring to the millions of Egyptians who avoid participating in protests and have no political affiliation. It started to appear during and after the 2011 revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak. People who self-describe or are described by others as belonging to this imaginary "party" have been the target of many political forces in the country due to their number that could easily influence electoral process by changing the balance in favor of a particular vote. Many have accused them of being supportive of Mubarak's regime and were displeased with the demonstrations against him, while others said they supported anti-regime protests but chose to watch the events on television instead of participating. The general description however, is that they are the silent majority that either opposes all political entities or prefers to follow events while isolating itself without taking part in any political process the country goes through. Despite this, some of those described as being part of the Couch Party made their first move during the June 2013 Egyptian protests with masses rarely taking to the streets against newly elected President Mohamed Morsi and called for his resignation following his temporary constitutional declaration of 22 November 2012 which sparked months of protests. Many of them simply say they want stability in their country and call for an end to the economic downfall and the rise of criminal activity which became rampant following Mubarak's resignation.