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Dahomeyan Democratic Rally

Political party in French Dahomey

Summary

Political party in French Dahomey

Field	Value
native_name	Rassemblement démocratique dahoméen
colorcode	Darkgreen
leader	Hubert Maga
foundation	August 1957
ideology	Nationalism
country	Benin
dissolved	1958
merger	Dahomeyan Democratic Movement
Union of Independents of Dahomey
merged	Dahomeyan Progressive Party

Union of Independents of Dahomey

The Dahomeyan Democratic Rally (, RDD) was a political party in French Dahomey led by Hubert Maga.

History

The party was established in August 1957 by a merger of the Dahomeyan Democratic Movement led by Maga and the Independents of the North party led by Paul Darboux. However, Darboux left the party shortly after its establishment and refounded his party as the Union of Independents of Dahomey.

Like most other parties in Dahomey, it was a regional one and was heavily backed by the northern section of the French colony (particularly among the Bariba) without much support elsewhere. However, it suffered from internal rivalries between factions based in Parakou and Nikki and conflict between the Bariba and Dendi.

In 1958 the party merged with the Yoruba-dominated Republican Party of Dahomey (PRD) led by Sourou-Migan Apithy to form the Dahomeyan Progressive Party, which was to be the Dahomeyan branch of the African Regroupment Party. The RDD won 22 seats in the 1959 elections, and in 1960 agreed to merge with the PRD again, this time under the name Dahomeyan Unity Party.

The party was briefly re-established as the Dahomeyan National Union (Union Nationale Dahoméene) following a coup by Christophe Soglo in 1965. However, all parties were banned by Soglo in December 1965.

References

https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/benin-a-journey-towards-freedom-880a74ec.html
(2012). "Historical Dictionary of Benin". Scarecrow Press.
Laitin, David D.. (1986). "Hegemony and Culture: Politics and Religious Change Among the Yoruba". [[University of Chicago Press]].
Matthews, Ronald. (1966). "African Powder Keg: Revolt and Dissent in Six Emergent Nations". [[The Bodley Head]].
However, internal disagreements led to the parties splitting back into their original forms in 1959.Houngnikpo & Decalo, p306

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