Senegalese Democratic Bloc
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Senegalese Democratic Bloc (in French: "Bloc Démocratique Sénégalais") was a political party in Senegal, founded on October 27 1948 by Léopold Sédar Senghor, following a split from SFIO. One month after the split from SFIO Senghor associates himself with the "Indépendants d'Outre-Mer" parliamentary fraction.
In the legislative elections 1951 BDS won 213 182 (67% of the votes cast in Senegal). Two BDS members are elected MPs, Senghor and Abbas Gueye (a local CGT leader). The electoral campaign was marred by violence between BDS and SFIO.
BDS relied heavily on religious and tribal authorities to spread their influence. The combination of the capability to gather many different ethnic group and Senghor's personal charisma ensured BDS predominance in Senegalese pre-Independence politics.
In 1956 BDS won the municipal elections in Kaolack, Thiès, Louga, Diourbel and Ziguinchor. BDS lost in Dakar.
On August 18 1956 BDS held its last plenary meeting. That meeting paved the way for the merger of BDS with the Senegalese Democratic Union (UDS), Casamance Autonomist Movement (MAC) and a fraction of the Senegalese Popular Movement (MPS) led by Abdolaye Thiaw. The result of the merger was the creation of the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS).
Source: Zuccarelli, François. "La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988)". Paris: CHEAM, 1988.
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