The Congolese Democratic Front (french: Front démocratique congolais, FDC) was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Moyen-Congo. The party was founded by
Emmanuel Dadet after he left the
Congolese Progressive Party The Congolese Progressive Party (french: Parti progressiste congolais, PPC) was a political party in Congo-Brazzaville. It was the first Congolese political party (founded by Jean-Félix Tchicaya in 1945), and the Congolese section of the African ...
. The FDC failed to become a major force in Congolese politics. In 1956, Dadet joined the Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (
UDDIA).
[Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. ]
Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique
'. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 429
FDC was also the name of an exile opposition group, that was founded by
Aloîse Moudiléno-Massengo in the 1970s.
[Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. ]
Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique
'. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 439
References
Defunct political parties in the Republic of the Congo
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