The Nigerien Democratic Front (, FDN) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

. It published the party journal ''L'Unité'' ('Unity').

History

The party was founded by

Zodi Ikhia Ikhia Aboubekr Zodi (c. 1919 – February 16, 1996) was a Niger, Nigerien politician. Life and career Born around 1919 at Winditen, Zodi came from a wealthy Tuareg people, Tuareg family; his father was a prominent person from Taghagar. He received ...

and his followers on March 6, 1957, assembling the remainder of the

Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers The Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers (, UNIS) was a political party in Niger. History UNIS was established in May 1948 by a mix of former members of the Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally, Nigerien Progressive ...

. It became a Nigerien affiliate of the

African Convention African Convention (, CA) was a political party in French West Africa, originally formed at a meeting in Dakar on 11 January 1957. The CA consisted of the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the African Popular Movement of ...

, an inter-territorial political party led by

Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor ( , , ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980. Ideologically an African socialist, Senghor was one ...

.Mamoudou Djibo (2003
Les enjeux politiques dans la colonie du Niger(1944-1960)
''Autrepart'' Vol. 27, pp41–60 The FDN contested the March 1957 Territorial Assembly elections, but received 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.

References

{{Nigerien political parties 1957 establishments in Niger Defunct political parties in Niger Political parties established in 1957 Political parties in French West Africa