African Convention (french: Convention Africaine, CA) was a
political party
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in
French West Africa
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, originally formed at a meeting in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
on 11 January 1957. The CA consisted of the
Senegalese Popular Bloc
The Senegalese Popular Bloc (in French: ''Bloc Populaire Sénégalais'' (BPS)) was the result of the merger of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc (BDS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese Democratic Union (UDS), Casamancian Autonomous Movement (MA ...
(BPS) of
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80).
Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician o ...
, the
African Popular Movement
The African Popular Movement (in French: ''Mouvement Populaire Africain'') was a political party in Upper Volta, led by Nazi Boni. MPA was founded in 1955 following a split in the Voltaic Union.
In the 1957 Territorial Assembly elections MPA wo ...
of
Nazi Boni
Nazi Boni (December 31, 1909, in Bwan, Upper Senegal and Niger – May 16, 1969, in Kokologho, Upper Volta) was a politician from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). In 1948 Boni was elected to the French National Assembly on behalf of the Voltaic ...
Nigerien Democratic Front
The Nigerien Democratic Front (french: Front démocratique nigérien, FDN) was a political party in Niger. It published the party journal ''L'Unité'' ('Unity').
History
The party was founded by Zodi Ikhia and his followers on March 6, 1957, as ...
(FDN) of
Zodi Ikhia Zodi Ikhia (c. 1919 – February 16, 1996) was a Nigerian politician.
Life and career
Born around 1919 at Winditen, Ikhia came from a wealthy Tuareg family; his father was a prominent person from Taghagar. He received his primary education in Nia ...
in
Niger
)
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, languages_type = National languagesChafer, Tony. ''The end of empire in French West Africa : France's successful decolonization?''.
Oxford
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: Berg, 2002. p. 210
In March 1958 the African Convention and the
African Socialist Movement
African Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Africain, MSA) was a political party in French West Africa. The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) federations of Cameroon, ...