The Democratic Party of GuineaAfrican Democratic Rally () is a

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that dominated Guinean politics under a one-party state system. The party was founded as a branch of the

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(RDA) in June 1947. On 19 October 1958, the party severed its links with the RDA, other members of which supported a closer union with

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.O'Toole, p. 60 The party's leader,

Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary ...

, became the country's first president. Two years later, he declared the PDG to be the sole legal party in the country. As president of the PDG, Touré was the only candidate for president of the republic, and as such was elected unopposed to four seven-year terms. Every five years, a single list of PDG candidates was returned to the National Assembly. After the death of Touré and a coup staged by

Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

in 1984, the PDG was dissolved. In 1992, PDG-RDA was revived under the leadership of Ismael Gushein. In the

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held on 30 June 2002, the party won 3.4% of the popular vote and 3 out of 114 seats.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

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Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

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