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The Voltaic Democratic Party–African Democratic Rally (, PDV-RDA) was a political party in
French Upper Volta Upper Volta () was a colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso. It was formed from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire. ...
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History

The party was established as the Upper Voltan branch of the
African Democratic Rally African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** List ...
in 1946 by
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and Ali Barraud, supported by Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly.Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso'', Rowman & Littlefield, p167 It drew its support from young, educated residents of the western area of the territory who opposed the powers of the traditional chiefs. In the Territorial Assembly elections in 1952 the party finished third to the
Voltaic Union The Voltaic Union () was a political party in Upper Volta. It was formed soon after World War II on the initiative of the French governor Albert Mouragues, and Mouragues was accused of interference in the June 1948 local elections on behalf of ...
and the
Rally of the French People The Rally of the French People ( , RPF) was a right-wing French political party, existing from 1947 to 1955 and led by Charles de Gaulle. Foundation The RPF was founded by Charles de Gaulle in Strasbourg on 14 April 1947, one year after his resi ...
. In 1956 the party merged with the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses to form the
Unified Democratic Party Unified Democratic Party (), was, despite its name, not a political party but an electoral alliance of two parties, the Voltaic Democratic Party (PDV-RDA) and the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses (PSEMA), ahead of the 195 ...
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References

Defunct political parties in Burkina Faso Political parties established in 1948 Political parties disestablished in 1956 {{BurkinaFaso-party-stub