Party Of The African Federation

Party of the African Federation () was a

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, led by

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and

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(general secretary). PFA was founded on 24 March 1959. PFA held its constitutive conference July 1, 1959. PFA strived for the creation of a 'Black African nation freely associated with

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'. PFA saw the

Mali Federation The Mali Federation () was a federation in West Africa linking the French colonies of Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (or French Sudan) for two months in 1960. It was founded on 4 April 1959 as a territory with self-rule within the French Co ...

as an initial step in this direction. The

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

ese section of PFA was the

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(UPS). When the Mali Federation broke down, PFA was disbanded. Source: Zuccarelli, François. ''La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988)''. Paris: CHEAM, 1988. Political parties established in 1959 Political parties in French West Africa Transnational political parties {{France-party-stub