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Sudanese Union
The Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain ) is a Malian political party .
The party was formed in 1945 by Mamdou Konaté and Modibo Keita , with the name Sudanese Bloc (Bloc Soudanais ). The following year, they affiliated themselves with the African Democratic Rally (RDA).
In 1956 US-RDA won the elections to the National Assembly elections in French Soudan . With Konaté's 1958 death, Keita gained full control of the party.
After independence in 1960 US-RDA was established as the sole legal party in the country; however, it was officially dissolved following the 1968 coup by Moussa Traoré . Over the next two decades, US-RDA remained underground. In 1990 , however, the party joined the growing democratic movement against Traoré's dictatorship, becoming part of the Alliance for Democracy in Mali (ADEMA).
In 1992 , Tiéoulé Konaté made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency as the US-RDA candidate, losing to ADEMA's Alpha Oumar Konaré .
In 1998 , US-RDA split into two factions, one of which followed Daba Diawara to become the Independence, Democracy and Solidarity Party (PIDS) in 2001 .
In the July 2007 parliamentary election , the party succeeded in entering the National Assembly , winning one seat.[1] [2]
Mamadou Bamou Touré is the current president of the US-RDA.
References Imperato, Pascal James. Mali: A Search for Direction . Boulder: Westview Press, 1989.
