African Regroupment Party-Senegal (in French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

: Parti du Regroupement Africain-Sénégal) was a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

. Formed in September 1958, following a split in the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS). PRA adhered to the African Regroupment Party

African Regroupment Party

The African Regroupment Party was a political party in the French African colonies.-Formation:The PRA came into being at a meeting in Paris on March 26, 1958, months before the French Community would replace the French Union. The main founding organizations were the African Convention and the...

 (PRA).

The party published the newspaper Indépendence Africaine.

In 1964 PRA-Sénégal split, and a minority formed African Regroupment Party-Renewal

African Regroupment Party-Renewal

African Regroupment Party-Renewal was a political party in Senegal, formed in 1964 following a split in the African Regroupment Party-Senegal . PRA-Rénovation opted for a quick merger with the Senegalese Progressive Union .-Source:* Zuccarelli, François. La vie politique sénégalaise ...

(PRA-Rénovation) which opted for quick merger with UPS.

In 1966 PRA-Sénégal rejoined UPS.

Source

• Zuccarelli, François. La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988). Paris: CHEAM, 1988.