Central African Democratic Union

Central African Democratic Union Union Démocratique Centrafricaine
Founded	1 March 1980
Dissolved	2 September 1981
Headquarters	Bangui, Central African Republic
Ideology	African nationalism Republicanism
Politics of Central African Republic Political parties Elections

The Central African Democratic Union (French: Union Démocratique Centrafricaine, UDC) was a political party in the Central African Republic.

History

The UDC was established by David Dacko in March 1980 at a congress. Dacko claimed that the UDC was the continuation of Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN).[1] The party was banned on 2 September 1981, following the 1981 Central African Republic coup d'état.[2]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Votes	Percentage	Result
1981	David Dacko	374,027	51.10%	Elected Y

References

1. O'Toole, Thomas. The Central African Republic: The Continent's Hidden Heart. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986
2. CAR: Defunct political parties Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA