Progressive Party of Ivory Coast


The Progressive Party of Ivory Coast was a pro-France political party in Ivory Coast.

History

The party was established in 1946 as a successor to the Patriotic Action Committee of Ivory Coast, which had supported Kouamé Benzème in the French National Assembly elections in 1945. The main leaders of the PPCI were Kacou Aoulou, Joseph Coffi, Julien Yacobi and Etty Arthur.
In 1951 PPCI merged with Entente of Independents of Côte d'Ivoire to form the Party of the French Union of Côte d'Ivoire.