Formation and Dominance
In 1946, the new Fourth Republic constitution allowed African representatives to set in the Paris's National Assembly. A number of nationalist parties came together to form the RDA at a congress in Bamako on October 18–21, 1946. The call for the Bamako congress came from the GEC in Dakar.
Initially RDA was politically radical, with ties to the French Communist Party (PCF). Under Houphouët-Boigny's leadership RDA turned increasingly moderate and pro-France. The link to PCF was broken in 1951.
Read more about this topic: African Democratic Rally
Famous quotes containing the words formation and/or dominance:
“I want you to consider this distinction as you go forward in life. Being male is not enough; being a man is a right to be earned and an honor to be cherished. I cannot tell you how to earn that right or deserve that honor. . . but I can tell you that the formation of your manhood must be a conscious act governed by the highest vision of the man you want to be.”
—Kent Nerburn (20th century)
“Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capitalism is established; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun, in which the division of all territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed.”
—Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)