Socialist Democracy of Guinea

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Socialist Democracy of Guinea
Démocratie Socialiste de Guinée
LeaderBarry III
FounderAbdoulaye Diallo
Chaikou Baldé
Barry III
Founded1954
DissolvedApril 1958
Merged intoGuinean People's Union
IdeologySocialism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationSFIO

The Socialist Democracy of Guinea (

French Section of the Workers International (SFIO).[3]

Barry III was the candidate of the party in the election.[1] Barry III came third in the 1954 election with 16,098 votes (6.3%).[4]

The French colonial administration was opposed to DSG. The French administration hoped to thwart the radical

French National Assembly on validating the Guinean election result, SFIO voted in favour validation.[5]

DSG mobilized educated, modernist Fulas. It was never able to become a mass party, and its influence was largely limited to the

Futa Jalon. Barry III's attacks on traditional chiefs alienated large parts of the Fula population away from the party.[6] DSG published the bimonthly Le Populaire de Guinée.[7]

DSG held its first congress in Dixinn November 20–22, 1955.[3]

In the 1956 legislative election, DSG obtained 9.8% of the vote in Guinea.[8] In the municipal elections held the same year, DSG won in Dalaba and Labé.[3]

In January 1957, DSG became an affiliate of the

March 1957 Territorial Assembly election DSG won all three assembly seats from Pita.[10]

In April 1958 DSG merged with BAG, forming

the Guinean branch of the African Regroupment Party (PRA).[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 70
  2. ^ Bah, Thierno. Mon combat pour la Guinée. Paris: Karthala, 1996. p. 396
  3. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 73
  5. ^ a b c Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. pp. 70, 72, 83
  6. ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. pp. 70, 94
  7. ^ "Liste des périodiques conservés (1905-1969)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  8. ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 104
  9. ^ O'Toole, Thomas, and Janice E. Baker. Historical Dictionary of Guinea. Historical dictionaries of Africa, no. 94. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2005. p. 62
  10. ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 121
  11. ^ Schmidt, Elizabeth. Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958. Western African studies. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007. p. 137
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