Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto
- Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto
-
Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto (in French: Union Démocratique du Manifeste Algérien) was a political party in colonial Algeria founded in 1946 by Ferhat Abbas, who was than elected deputy. The UDMA reflected the change in Abbas' point of view. He considered that after the failure of the implementation of significant reform, the assimilation of the Algerian people into France as French citizens, was no longer a viable alternative. He then advocated for an autonomous state within the French framework; no longer would Algeria be considered a province of France; rather it would be an autonomous state within the French federalist system. UDMA won the elections to the Constituent Assembly in June 1946, by gaining 11 of the 13 seats devoted to the colonized population of Algeria. After 1948, fraud in the elections prevented nationalist parties from any significant success in the elections. Nevertheless, the UDMA took part in the electoral campaign. After the creation of the FLN (National Liberation Front) and the beginning of the War for Independence, negotiations took place to discuss the UDMA adhesion to the FLN. In the end, it was decided that the UDMA, like the Algeria communist party, would dissolve and that its members would individually join the FLN. Ferhat Abbas and Ahmed Francis, two of the most prominent party leaders, joined Cairo and the FLN leadership.
Sources
- Tlemcani, Rachid, State and Revolution in Algeria. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986.
- Rahal, Malika, « Reconsidérer l’UDMA, la place des réformistes dans le mouvement national algérien », Vingtième siècle. Revue d’histoire, n°83, 2004.
Categories: Political parties in Algeria | North Africa political party stubs | Algeria stubs
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Algerian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Algerian War partof= caption= Barricade Week in Alger, January 1960. date=1 November 1954 – 19 March 1962 place=Algeria casus=Toussaint Rouge terrorist attacks in French Algeria by the FLN, 1 November 1954.… … Wikipedia
History of the Left in France — The Left in France at the beginning of the 20th century was represented by two main political parties, the Republican, Radical and Radical Socialist Party and the SFIO (French Section of the Workers International), created in 1905 as a merger of… … Wikipedia
Nationalism and resistance in Algeria — Part of a series on the History of Algeria … Wikipedia
Abbas, Ferhat — born Aug. 24, 1899, Taher, Alg. died Dec. 24, 1985, Algiers Algerian political leader who served as first president of the provisional government of the Algerian Republic (1958). Originally a Francophile, he became disillusioned with France, and… … Universalium
List of Algeria-related articles — Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Algeria include:AAbd al Qadir Ferhat Abbas Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani Hocine Achiou Adherbal Adrar Province, Algeria Moussa Ag Amastan Aghlabid Ahaggar Mountains Ahd 54 Nassim Akrour Ain Defla Ain… … Wikipedia
Ahmed Boumendjel — (b. in Beni Yenni 1920) was an Algerian politician and nationalistEarly LifeHe was born in 1920 in Beni Yenni in Grande Kabylie [ [http://www.m moudjahidine.dz/Histoire/Biographie/B75.HTM Biography] ] . He first worked as a teacher then resumed… … Wikipedia
Algeria, flag of — ▪ Flag History vertically striped green white national flag with a central red star and crescent. Its width to length ratio is 2 to 3. When the regency of Algiers was invaded by the French in the early 19th century, Emir Abdelkader… … Universalium
Algeria — /al jear ee euh/, n. a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 29,830,370; 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Cap.: Algiers. * * * Algeria Introduction Algeria Background: After a century of… … Universalium
History of Cuba — 1736 map by Herman Moll of the West Indies and Mexico, together comprising New Spain , with Cuba visible in the center. The known history of Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands, predates Christopher Columbus sighting of the island during… … Wikipedia
Reunified Fourth International — The reunified Fourth International was created in 1963 by the reunification of the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International: the International Secretariat (ISFI) and the International Committee (ICFI). It usually refers… … Wikipedia
