Union for People's Democracy

Union for People's Democracy

Union for People's Democracy ( _fr. Union pour la Démocratie Populaire) was an underground Maoist 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. [Moegenburg, Ilka. "Die Parteienlandschaft Im Senegal: Tragfähige Grundlage der Demokratisierung?". LIT Verlag Berlin-Hamburg-Münster, 2002. p. 161-162]

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

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