African Democratic Rally (Burkina Faso)
African Democratic Rally Rassemblement Démocratique Africain | |
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Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
National affiliation | Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally |
Regional affiliation | African Democratic Rally |
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The African Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) is a political party in Burkina Faso. It was originally known as the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA) and was formed in 1957 as the Voltaic section of the African Democratic Rally (RDA).
Soon after Independence in 1960, UDV-RDA became the only legal political party in Upper Volta and a civilian dictatorship was set up. In 1966, there was a military coup to overthrow the government, and the UDV-RDA didn't exist in the new government. Under the rule of Sangoulé Lamizana UDV-RDA was reconstructed and developed good relations with the government. The relation to Lamizana did however cause internal dissent. The pro-Lamizana faction was led by Prime Minister Joseph Conombo and the anti-Lamizana faction was led by Joseph Ouédrago.
At the time of the presidential and legislative elections 1978 UDV-RDA had one list for legislative but the different factions supported different presidential candidates. The party officially supported Lamizana's candidature. The dissidents, grouped as the 'Rejectors Front-RDA' (Front du Réfus-RDA) supported the candidature of Joseph Ouédrago. After the elections this faction split away and joined the Voltaic Progressive Front of Joseph Ki-Zerbo.
After the elections Lamizana joined the party. The party was also joined by the National Union of Independents (UNI) and the African Regroupment Party (PRA), which lost their status as political parties following the elections (the 1977 Constitution limited the number of political parties to three, and PRA and UNI were the parties that came 4th and 5th thus losing their legal status).
When Lamizana was overthrown in 1980, military rule was reinstituted, and the RDA never returned to power.
Nowadays it is part of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation-African Democratic Rally (Alliance pour la Démocratie et la Fédération-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain), the largest of the many opposition parties in Burkina Faso.
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential Elections
[edit]Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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1965 | Maurice Yaméogo | 2,146,481 | 100% | Elected ![]() |
1978 | Joseph Ouédraogo | 167,160 | 16.57% | Lost ![]() |
1998 | Frédéric Guirma | 133,552 | 5.86% | Lost ![]() |
National Assembly elections
[edit]Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
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1959 | Maurice Yaméogo | 505,815 | 56.2% | 62 / 75
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Supermajority government |
1965 | 2,131,950 | 100% | 75 / 75
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Sole legal party | |
1970 | Gérard Kango Ouédraogo | 753,166 | 67.68% | 37 / 57
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Majority government |
1978 | Joseph Conombo | 455,329 | 42.5% | 28 / 57
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Minority government |
1992 | Frédéric Guirma | 138,168 | 11.3% | 6 / 107
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Opposition |
1997 | 136,006 | 6.44% | 2 / 111
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Opposition |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- People's Movement for Progress (55)
- Union for Progress and Reform (33)
- Congress for Democracy and Progress (18)
- Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (5)
- ADF–RDA (3)
- New Era for Democracy (3)
- National Rebirth Party (2)
- New Alliance of Faso (2)
- Alternative Faso (1)
- Organisation for Democracy and Labour (1)
- Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba (1)
- Rally for Democracy and Socialism (1)
- Union for a New Burkina (1)
- Movement for Democracy in Africa (1)
- African Independence Party
- African Independence Party (Touré)
- African Popular Movement
- African Regroupment Party
- Burkinabé Bolshevik Party
- Burkinabé Communist Group
- Burkinabé Socialist Bloc
- Burkinabé Socialist Party
- Citizen's Popular Rally
- Ecological Party for Progress
- Entente Fada N'Gourma
- Independent Party of Burkina
- Kaya Independent Party
- Marxist–Leninist Group
- Movement for Socialist Democracy
- Movement of Progressive Democrats
- National Convention for the Progress of Burkina
- National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party
- National Liberation Movement
- National Union for the Defence of Democracy
- National Union of Independents
- Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement
- Party for Democracy and Progress
- Party for Democracy and Rally
- Party for Democracy and Socialism
- Party of Independents
- Party of Labour of Burkina
- Patriotic League for Development
- Popular Action Grouping
- Rally for the Development of Burkina
- Rally of Social-Democrat Independents
- Republican Party for Liberty
- Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses
- Unified Democratic Party
- Union for Democracy and Social Progress
- Union of Burkinabé Communists
- Union of Communist Struggles
- Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed
- Union of Communist Struggles – The Flame
- Union of Social Democrats
- Voltaic Communist Organization
- Voltaic Democratic Movement
- Voltaic Democratic Party
- Voltaic Labour Party
- Voltaic Progressive Front
- Voltaic Regroupment Movement
- Voltaic Union