The party was founded in 1992 by then-First Lady Rosine Vieyra Soglo, who became the first Beninese woman to establish a new political party.[1] The party was also headed by Vieyra Soglo after its foundation.[1] It is led by Nicéphore Soglo, who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996 and later Mayor of Cotonou.