Patriotic League for Development (French: Ligue patriotique pour le développement, LIPAD) was an open mass front of the African Independence Party (PAI) in Burkina Faso.
The general secretary of the Voltaic Trade Union Confederation (CSV), Soumane Touré, was also the head of the LIPAD section in Ouagadougou.
[further explanation needed] Initially LIPAD offered vital support to the revolution of Thomas Sankara.
But when Sankara opted for the 'Popular and Democratic Revolution' promoted by ULC, LIPAD withdrew its support.
The USSR played an important role in provoking the split away from the Sankara government.