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Rally for Democracy and Unity

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Rally for Democracy and Unity
Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité
PresidentAhmed Ould Sidi Baba
Founded1991
Dissolved5 March 2019
National affiliationCoordination of the Democratic Opposition

The Rally for Democracy and Unity (RDU) (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et l'Unité) was a small political party in Mauritania. The party was founded in 1991, and was led by Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba until the dissolution of the party in March 2019.[1][2][3][4]

The party won 9.6% of the vote of 3 out of 81 seats at the 2001 parliamentary election. At the 2006 elections the party won only 3 out of 95 seats. The RDU was officially dissolved on March 5, 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mauritanie: Ahmed Ould Sidi Baba préside la COD en un moment difficile". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. ^ "Mauritanie : dissolution des trois quarts des partis à l'approche de l'élection présidentielle - Jeune Afrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  3. ^ "La Mauritanie dissout 76 partis politiques". RFI (in French). 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  4. ^ "En Mauritanie, trois quarts des partis dissouts". BBC News Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  5. ^ "Dissolution des trois quarts des partis à l'approche de la présidentielle en Mauritanie". Voice of America (in French). 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2025-02-08.