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The Union of the Populations of Bandiagara (French : Union des Populations de Bandiagara, UPB) was a political party in French Sudan.
The party was active only in the region of Bandiagara. In the 1957 elections it received 64% of the vote in the region, winning all seven seats. [1]
Shortly after the elections it merged into the ruling Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, which had won 57 seats. [2]
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Mopti is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km2. Its capital is the city of Mopti. During the 2012 Northern Mali conflict, the frontier between Southern Mali which is controlled by the central government and the rebel-held North ran through Mopti Region.
The Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US-RDA) was a political party in Mali.
Bandiagara is a small town and urban commune in the Mopti Region of Mali. The name translates roughly to "large eating bowl"—referring to the communal bowl meals are served in. Mainly on its Bandiagara Escarpment it has about 2,000 speakers of the vibrant Bangime language, an isolate used mainly as an anti-language; it has the highest point of the country.
The Alliance for Democracy in Mali – African Party for Solidarity and Justice is a political party in Mali.
Malian Rally for Labour is a political party in Mali. The party is led by Abdoulaye Macko.
A cercle is the second-level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight régions and one capital district (Bamako); the régions are subdivided into 49 cercles. These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city.
Bandiagara Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Mopti Region of Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Bandiagara.
Doucoumbo or Doucombo is a village and rural commune in the Bandiagara Cercle of the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 24 villages and at the time of the 2009 census had a population of 11,510. The village of Doucoumbo is 5 km west of Bandiagara on the RN15 that links Bandiagara to Sévaré.
Dourou (Dúrù) is a village and rural commune in the Bandiagara Cercle of the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 28 villages along the Bandiagara Escarpment which together at the time of the 2009 census had a population of 19,411. Around 95 percent of the population is Dogon with the remainder being Fulani.
Dandoli (Dànnólì) is a small village and rural commune in the Bandiagara Cercle of the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 14 villages and in the 2009 census had a population of 9,853. The village of Dandoli lies 10 km northeast of Bandiagara.
Borko is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of Mali. The village lies on the edge of the Dogon Plateau, 105 km northwest of Mopti and 73 km north-northwest of Bandiagara. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 6,254. The village is set in a valley, and is only accessible by one entrance.
Diamnati is a commune in the Cercle of Bandigara in the Mopti Region of Mali. The commune contains 11 villages and at the time of the 2009 census had a population of 13,349. The main village of Dé lies 62 km northeast of Bandiagara.
Damada is a village and seat of the commune of Metoumou in the Cercle of Bandiagara in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.
Goundaka is a village and seat of the commune of Pignari Bana in the Cercle of Bandiagara of Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.
Baboye or Baboy is a village and seat of the commune of Pignari in the Cercle of Bandiagara in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.
Sangha Ogol Leye is a village and seat of the commune of Sangha in the Cercle of Bandiagara in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali. The village is one of a group that are located at the top of the Bandiagara Escarpment.
Sougui is a village and seat of the commune of Ségué Iré in the Cercle of Bandiagara of the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.
Ouo Sarre is a village and seat of the rural commune of Bara Sara in the Cercle of Bandiagara in the Mopti Region of southern-central Mali.
Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Sudan on 31 March 1957, the first elections in the territory to be held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. which won 57 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was just 34.0%.