The Nigerien Democratic Front (french: Front démocratique nigérien, FDN) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languages

History

The party was founded by

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 ...

and his followers on March 6, 1957, assembling the remainder of the Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers. It became a Nigerien affiliate of the

African Convention African Convention (french: Convention Africaine, CA) was a political party in French West Africa, originally formed at a meeting in Dakar on 11 January 1957. The CA consisted of the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, the Afr ...

, an inter-territorial political party led by Léopold Sédar Senghor.Mamoudou Djibo (2003
Les enjeux politiques dans la colonie du Niger(1944-1960)
''Autrepart'' Vol. 27, pp41–60 The FDN contested the March 1957 Territorial Assembly elections, but received 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.

References

{{Nigerien political parties Defunct political parties in Niger Political parties established in 1957 1957 establishments in Niger