The Democratic Front ( pt, Frente Democrática, FD) was a political party in

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

History

The party was established in 1991 by

Aristide Menezes Aristide Menezes (1947 – 7 February 1994) was a political figure in Guinea-Bissau who led the Democratic Front (Guinea-Bissau), Democratic Front, the first opposition party to be legalized. He died leaving his wife and seven children behind. Li ...

.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p187 After Menezes' death in 1994, Canjura Indjai became party leader. It contested the 1994 elections as part of the

Union for Change The Union for Change ( pt, União para a Mudança, UM) is a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. History The UM was established in 1994 as an alliance of six parties; the Democratic Front (FD), the Democratic Party of Progress (PDP), the Democr ...

(UM) alliance. The UM won six seats in the National People's Assembly, one of which was given to the FD and taken by Indjai. Following the

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in 1998 and 1999, the FD joined the Democratic Alliance. The Alliance won three seats in the

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, with Indjai retaining his seat in the Assembly. The party left the Alliance in 2003 and joined the

United Platform The United Platform (, PU) was a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. History The PU was established in 2003 as an alliance of the Democratic Convergence Party, the Democratic Front, the Democratic Social Front, FLING and the Solidarity and Wo ...

PU) coalition. The

2004 elections 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

saw the PU fail to win a seat in the Assembly. The party supported runner-up Malam Bacai Sanhá in the 2005 presidential elections, and did not contest the 2008 parliamentary elections. It supported Sanhá again in the 2009 presidential elections, which he won in the second round. It later supported the 2012 coup, which followed

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after Sanhá's death.

References

Political parties established in 1991 Defunct political parties in Guinea-Bissau 1991 establishments in Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-party-stub