The Popular Front (French: Front Populaire) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. The FP was founded in October 1987 by that country's current President, Blaise Compaoré, immediately after he came to power in a military coup d'état. The first member parties of the FP were the * Union of Burkinabè Communists (UCB) * Burkinabè Communist Group (GCB) * Communist Struggle Union - The Flame (ULC-La Flamme). In early 1991 the member parties were the In 1995 member parties were the The leader of the FP was Arsène Bongnessan Yé. * v * t * e