Union for People's Democracy explained

Union for People's Democracy
Colorcode:Red
General Secretary:Hamédine Racine Guissé
Foundation:1970s
Dissolved:1991
Merged:And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism
Ideology:Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Hoxhaism
Country:Senegal

Union for People's Democracy (French: Union pour la Démocratie Populaire) was an underground Hoxhaist political movement in Senegal that emerged in the 1970s, formed as a continuation of the Movement of Young Marxist-Leninists. Hamédine Racine Guissé was the general secretary of the organization. UDP published Voix du Peuple. On July 20, 1981 UDP was legalized. In 1983, UDP supported Mamadou Dia's presidential campaign.[1] The party recognized the Albanian Party of Labor as the leader of the international communist movement.[2]

In 1991 UDP merged into And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism.

Notes and References

  1. Moegenburg, Ilka. Die Parteienlandschaft Im Senegal: Tragfähige Grundlage der Demokratisierung?. LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 2002. p. 161-162
  2. Book: Hobday, Charles. Communist and Marxist Parties of the World. 1986. Longman. Harlow. 0-582-90264-9. 410–411.