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The Gabonese National Unity Party ((フランス語:Parti de l'unité nationale gabonaise), abbreviated PUNGA) was a Marxist political party in Gabon. ''Punga'' means 'tornado' in the Eshira language. It was a relatively small party, based in Nyanga Province.〔 The party drew support from functionaries in the newly established public administration. The party was founded on August 20, 1958.〔 The new party was led by René-Paul Sousatte and Jean-Jacques Boucavel (who had broken away from UDSG two days earlier).〔〔〔 Apart from Sousatte and Boucavel, the founders of PUNGA included Louis M'Vey (of the CGAT trade union movement), Valentin Mihindou, Martin Longa (municipal councillor, BDG member), Henri Moundounga (in charge of the cabinet of the minister of Public Works) and Jean-Félix Lassy (in-charge of the cabinet of the minister of Public Functions).〔 Sousatte served as the chairman of the party, Boucavel as vice chairman, Mihindou as secretary and Marcel Sandoungou as joint secretary.〔 PUNGA advocated immediate independence from French colonial rule. It called for a 'No' vote in the September 28, 1958 referendum. At the time PUNGA, which was itself born in the midst of the preparations of the referendum, was the sole political force in the country that advocated this position. As an alternative to French domination, the party was open to the creation of a confederation of free and equal states.〔 PUNGA had the backing of the Gabonese Action Movement, a Gabonese student organization in Metropolitan France.〔 In the end 15,244 out of the 190,334 voters in Gabon voted 'No'. Following the referendum the influence of the party decreased. In spite of the radical positions of the party, Sousatte turned against the French Communist Party. This development led to a split between him and M'Vey.〔 In 1962 Sousatte was named minister of Agriculture. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gabonese National Unity Party」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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