Movement for Democracy and Independence
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The Movement for Democracy and Independence (French: Mouvement pour la Démocratie et l'Indépendence, MDI) was a political party in the Central African Republic.
History[]
Established on 17 January 1981,[1] the MDI was led by , who had served in David Dacko's cabinet, but resigned. The MDI was fiercely anti-Soviet and somewhat pro-China.[2] In the 1981 presidential elections the MDI nominated Gueret as its candidate, although he did not contest the elections.
The party was banned on 2 September 1981.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b CAR: Defunct political parties Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
- ^ O'Toole, Thomas. Central African Republic: The Continent's Hidden Heart. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986
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