The Party of Popular Movement (, PMP) was a political party of

French Somaliland French Somaliland (french: Côte française des Somalis, lit= French Coast of the Somalis so, Xeebta Soomaaliyeed ee Faransiiska) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It existed between 1884 and 1967, at which time it became the French Ter ...

and the

French Territory of the Afars and the Issas The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI; french: Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was former ...

History

It was created in 1958 by Somali nationalist militants. Its candidate

Moussa Ahmed Idriss Moussa (sometimes spelled Mousa) is both a given name and a surname. It is a French language, Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name ''Musa (name), Mūsā'' ( ar, موسی, "Moses"). Notable people with the name include: Given name: Moussa * Moussa ...

was elected deputy of the territory to the French National Assembly in 1962. He sat on the benches of the

Union for the New Republic The Union for the New Republic (french: L'Union pour la nouvelle République, UNR), was a French political party founded on 1 October 1958 that supported Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle in the 1958 elections. History The UNR won 206 of 579 s ...

(UNR), the Gaullist party. Its leaders were Obsieh Bouh Abdallah (born in 1932) and Ahmad Farah Dalieh. In 1963, the PMP allied with Ali Aref with which it won the territorial elections. Its leaders signed the agreement of Arta. In 1965, the PMP was joined by activists of the

Democratic Union Issa The Democratic Union Issa (UDI) was an anti-independence political party of French Somaliland and the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. History It was created in the early 1960s by militants previously allied with Mahmoud Harbi, who, aft ...

led by

Hassan Gouled Aptidon Hassan Gouled Aptidon ( so, Xasan Guuleed Abtidoon; ar, حسن جوليد أبتيدون) (October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006) was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999. Biography He was born in the small village of Gerisa in th ...

. With the

Democratic Union Afar The Afar Democratic Union (french: Union Democratique Afar, UDA) was a political party of the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. History Created in 1960–1961 by Orbiss Gaddito and Mohamed Kamil Mohamed, the party was joined by Ali Are ...

, PMP involved itself in the organization of nationalist demonstrations in

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

in August 1966 to mark the passing of

General de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government ...

. The formations then split. The PMP called for a vote of "no", i.e. in favor of independence, in the referendum of March 1967. Its ministers then left the government. Consequently, on July 13, 1967, the PMP was dissolved by decision of the administrative authorities of the territory. One of its militants, Omar Osman Rabeh, was sentenced to death (later commuted to life in prison) for the attempted murder of

Ali Aref Bourhan Ali Aref Bourhan ( ar, علي عارف برهان) (born 1934 in Tadjoura, Djibouti) is a Djiboutian politician. Early years Bourhan was born in 1934 in the coastal city of Tadjoura, situated in eastern present-day Djibouti. He hailed from a pro ...

in 1968. He was eventually traded against France's ambassador to Somalia, who was kidnapped in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

by a commando the Liberation Front of the Somali Coast (FLCS) in 1975. The party was dissolved in the early- to mid-1970s.

References

*Oberle (Philippe), Hugot (Pierre)

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History of Djibouti - Origins to the Republic, Paris, Dakar, Presence Africaine (repr. 1996), 346 p. *Ali Coubba

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Ahmed Dini and politics in Djibouti, Paris, L'Harmattan, 235 p. Horn of Africa History of Djibouti Defunct political parties in Djibouti Democratic socialist parties in Africa French Territory of the Afars and the Issas Socialism in Djibouti {{Djibouti-stub