Movement for Socialist Democracy
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Movement for Socialist Democracy (in French
: Mouvement pour la Démocratie Socialiste) was a political party in Burkina Faso
. The MDS surged when the Burkinabè Communist Group
split in April 1989. In March 1991 it took the name MDS. It became a founding organization of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress
in February 1996.
The MDS was led by Jean-Marc Palm and Idrissa Zampaligre.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Mouvement pour la Démocratie Socialiste) was a political party in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. The MDS surged when the Burkinabè Communist Group
Burkinabè Communist Group
Burkinabè Communist Group was a communist party in Burkina Faso. GCB surged as a split from the Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party in 1983, following the refusal of PCRV to support the revolutionary government of Thomas Sankara.In 1986 GCB signed a declaration, together with the Reconstructed...
split in April 1989. In March 1991 it took the name MDS. It became a founding organization of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress
Congress for Democracy and Progress
The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré....
in February 1996.
The MDS was led by Jean-Marc Palm and Idrissa Zampaligre.