Union for Democracy and Social Progress

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Union for Democracy and Social Progress

political party, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also known as: UDPS

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Félix Tshisekedi
Early life, family, and exile
…and in 1982 founded the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), a political party that stood in opposition to Mobutu. Mobutu responded in 1983 by exiling Étienne Tshisekedi and his family to his ancestral village, Mupompa, in Kasaï-Oriental province. Félix Tshisekedi was 20 years old.
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…and in 1982 founded the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), a political party that stood in opposition to Mobutu. Mobutu responded in 1983 by exiling Étienne Tshisekedi and his family to his ancestral village, Mupompa, in Kasaï-Oriental province. Félix Tshisekedi was 20 years old.
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