Democratic Evolution Movement of Central Africa (in French: Mouvement d'Evolution Démocratique de l'Afrique Centrale) was a political party in the Central African Republic led by Abel Goumba. MEDAC was founded in 1960 by Goumba and Pierre Maleombho, the former president of the National Assembly who was ousted by Dacko, after they left the MESAN party.
In the elections the same year MEDAC won around 20% of the votes, and 11 out of 50 seats.
In the end of the year MEDAC mobilized protests against the increasingly authoritarian rule of David Dacko. Goumba became more and more critical of the French backing of Dacko. At a parliamentary session, MEDAC MPs staged a walk-out following accusations by Dacko that MEDAC was supporting tribalism. On December 23 MEDAC was dissolved by the government. Goumba's parliamentary immunity was repealed, and together with seven other MEDAC leaders he was arrested.
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