French Upper Voltan political party
The Voltaic Democratic Party–African Democratic Rally (French : Parti Démocratique Voltaïque–Rassemblement Démocratique Africain , PDV-RDA) was a political party in French Upper Volta .
History
The party was established as the Upper Voltan branch of the African Democratic Rally in 1946 by Djibril Vinama and Ali Barraud , supported by Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly .[ 1] It drew its support from young, educated residents of the western area of the territory who opposed the powers of the traditional chiefs.[ 1]
In the Territorial Assembly elections in 1952 the party finished third to the Voltaic Union and the Rally of the French People .
In 1956 the party merged with the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses to form the Unified Democratic Party .[ 1]
References
^ a b c Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso , Rowman & Littlefield, p167
Parliamentary Unrepresented Defunct