The Republican Party for Liberty (, PRL) was a political party in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). The PRL was founded in 1959 by Nazi Boni as a reaction to the attempts by the Voltaic Democratic Union to create a one-party state. Boni built his new party largely out of the ashes of the defunct African Regroupment Party (PRA). PRL was short-lived and failed to make any major impact. Boni went into exile in Dakar, Senegal. References Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986. Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso Political parties established in 1959 1959 establishments in Upper Volta