African Nationalist Movement (French : Mouvement Nationaliste Africain) was a political party in French West Africa, led by Pierre Diagne. It was formed after the fall of the Vichy regime. [1] [2]
In 1946, the Mouvement Nationaliste Africain and the Mouvement Autonomiste Africain (founded by Amadou Bâ earlier that year) formed an alliance with the Parti Socialiste Sénégalais, under the name "Bloc Africain". In September 1947, the Bloc Démocratique Sénégalais was formed, which united three other movements. [3]
The national flag of Senegal is a tricolour consisting of three vertical green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by the French tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960.
The Senegalese Socialist Party was a political party in Senegal. PSS was founded in July 1934 by Lamine Guèye, as a split from the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). Guèye was the party president, Armand Angrand general secretary and Maître Vidal, Charles Graziani and Amadou Assane Ndoye vice-presidents.
Communist Study Groups, was a communist group in colonial French West Africa/French Equatorial Africa. GEC was founded in 1943, under the influence of the French Communist Party. GEC formed branches in the capital cities of the West African territories. GEC was primarily based amongst intellectuals. It was led by Suret-Canale and Cauche.
The Senegalese Communist Party was a pro-China communist party in Senegal. It was formed by the then student leader Landing Savané in 1965. The party was short-lived, but Savané continued his political activity through other groups.
African Party for Independence of the Masses is a black nationalist political party in Senegal. It was legally registered in July 1982. PAIM publishes Nation Africaine.
Movement of Young Marxist–Leninists was a radical Marxist-Leninist group in Senegal, founded by Landing Savané in 1970. MJML was the continuation of Democratic Youth.
African Independence Party is a political party in Senegal, which was led by Majhmoud Diop.
Senegalese Party of Socialist Action was a political party in Senegal led by Lamine Guèye. PSAS was formed as the Senegalese section of the African Socialist Movement (MSA) in 1957, following the breakaway from the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO).
Senegalese Democratic Bloc was a political party in Senegal, founded on 27 October 1948 by Léopold Sédar Senghor, following a split from the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). One month after the split from SFIO, Senghor associated himself with the Indépendants d'Outre-Mer parliamentary fraction.
The Senegalese Popular Bloc was the result of the merger of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc (BDS) of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese Democratic Union (UDS), Casamancian Autonomous Movement (MAC) and a fraction of the Senegalese Popular Movement (MPS) led by Abdolaye Thiaw. It held its constitutive congress in Dakar from February 23–25, 1957. The merger was however already in effect since August 1956.
African Socialist Movement was a political party in French West Africa. The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) federations of Cameroon, Chad, the French Congo, French Sudan, Guinea, Niger, Oubangui-Chari, and Senegal; the meeting was held in Conakry from 11 to 13 January 1957. At that meeting it was decided that the African federations would break with its French parent organisation and form the MSA.
African Convention 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 African Popular Movement of Nazi Boni in Upper Volta, and the Nigerien Democratic Front (FDN) of Zodi Ikhia in Niger.
African Autonomist Movement was a political party in French West Africa, led by Amadou Bâ (1892–1967). It was formed in Dakar, Senegal, on 17 August 1946, after the fall of the Vichy regime, but did not last long.
African Regroupment Party-Senegal was a political party in Senegal. Formed in September 1958, following a split in the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS). PRA adhered to the African Regroupment Party (PRA).
Senegalese Republican Movement was a political party in Senegal, founded on July 3, 1977. MRS was led by Boabacar Gueye, who served as its general secretary.
Senegalese Democratic Party-Renewal is a political party in Senegal, founded in 1987 by Serigne Lamine Diop, as a split from the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) following Diop's expulsion from the party.
The Socialist Movement of the Senegalese Union was a splinter group of French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in Senegal. MSUS appeared in 1956 and merged into the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS).
Senegalese Democratic Union-Renewal, a political party in Senegal, founded in 1985 by Mamadou Fall, general secretary of the trade union UTLS, as a split from the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS).
African Regroupment Party-Renewal was a political party in Senegal, formed in 1964 following a split in the African Regroupment Party-Senegal (PRA-Sénégal). PRA-Rénovation opted for a quick merger with the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS).
The African Regroupment Party was a political party in the French African colonies.