The Convention of Democrats and Patriots (''Convention des Démocrates et des Patriotes'', CDP/Garab-gi) was a political party in Senegal that was led by
Iba Der Thiam
Iba Der Thiam, also known as I. D. Thiam (26 February 193731 October 2020Wolof for medicine, metaphorically reflecting a desire to restore the health of democracy in Senegal. The group was part of the
Let Us Unite League
Let or LET may refer to:
Sports
* Let serve, when the served object in certain racket sports hits the net and lands in the correct service court, such as;
** Let (badminton)
** Let (pickleball)
** Let (tennis)
* Ladies European Tour, the ladi ...
And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism
The And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism (''And-Jëf/Parti Africain pour la démocratie et le socialisme'') is a socialist political party in Senegal led by Landing Savané.
And-Jëf/PADS was founded in 1991, through the merger of A ...
2000 Senegalese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 27 February 2000, with a second round taking place on 19 March after no candidate won over 50% of votes in the first round. Although incumbent President Abdou Diouf of the Socialist Party won the mos ...
, and after receiving 1.21% of the popular vote (fifth place) in the first round, he backed opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade in the second round. In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the party was part of the Sopi Coalition, an alliance of parties that included the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) of President Wade; the coalition together won 49.6% of the popular vote and 89 out of 120 seats.
The party subsequently merged with the PDS"Senegalese parties merge", RTS TV, Dakar (nl.newsbank.com), May 9, 2005."Alliance vs Fusion : Paradoxes des Rapports entre les Partis de la Mouvance Présidentielle et le PDS" griooworld.com, March 28, 2007 . at a congress on May 7, 2005.