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PRA to into being at a meeting in Paris March 26 1958. The main founding organizations were the African Convention and the African Socialist Movement. Other parties that assisted the Paris meeting included the African Bloc of Guinea, Social Party of the Masses (Gabon), Republican Union of Côte des Somalis (Djibouti), Dahomeyan Democratic Rally and the Voltaic Democratic Movement. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... African Convention (in French: Convention Africaine) was a political party in French West Africa. ... African Socialist Movement (in French: Mouvement Socialiste Africain) was a political party in French West Africa. ... Voltaic Democratic Movement (in French: Mouvement Démocratique Voltaïque) was a political party in Upper Volta, led by Gérard Kango Ouédraogo. ...

Initially there was hope that the African Democratic Rally (RDA) would join the project and Sékou Touré had signed the appeal on behalf of RDA calling for the formation of the party, but Félix Houphouët-Boigny intervened to keep his party outside. The African Democratic Rally (in French: Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) was a political party in French West Africa, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. ... Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 1922 - March 26, 1984) was the first President of Guinea (1958 - 1984). ... Félix Houphouët-Boigny (fālÄ“ks´ oofwā´-bwä´nye) (October 18, 1905 - December 7, 1993) was the first President of Côte dIvoire (1960 - 1993). ...

PRA held its constitutive congress in Cotonou July 25-27 1958. PRA strove to create an independent federation out of the French colonies in Africa. Cotonou, population 536,827 (1992), is the seat of government of Benin, though the official capital is Porto-Novo. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the referendum of 1958 PRA advocated full independence. This led to a collision course between PRA and its Senegalese section, the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS). The result was a split in UPS, and the formation of African Regroupment Party-Senegal (PRA-Sénégal). 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Socialist Party of Senegal (Parti Socialiste du Sénégal) is a political party in Senegal. ... African Regroupment Party-Senegal (in French: Parti du Regroupement Africain-Sénégal) was a political party in Senegal in September 1958, following a split in the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS). ...

In Côte d'Ivoire the party came into conflict with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), and the PRA leadership was exiled to Conakry. There it became the nucleus of Ivorian opposition, such as the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire (CNLCI). The Democratic Party of Côte dIvoire is a political party in Côte dIvoire. ... Conakry (also Konakry, Malinké Kɔnakiri), population 2,000,000 (2002), is the capital of Guinea. ... National Liberation Committee of Côte dIvoire (in French: Comité National de Libération de la Côte dIvoire) was an Ivorian opposition group, with its political origins in the Party of the African Rally (PRA). ...

In Upper Volta the Voltaic Solidarity group (PSEMA, MDV and MPA) joined PRA. Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso until August 4, 1984. ... Voltaic Solidarity (in French: Solidarité Voltaïque) was a political alliance in Upper Volta formed after the territorial elections in 1957. ... Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses (in French: Parti Social pour lÉmancipation des Masses Africaines) was a political party in Upper Volta, led by Joseph Conombo and Henri Guissou. ... Voltaic Democratic Movement (in French: Mouvement Démocratique Voltaïque) was a political party in Upper Volta, led by Gérard Kango Ouédraogo. ... African Popular Movement (in French: Mouvement Populaire Africain) was a political party in Upper Volta, led by Nazi Boni. ...

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• Gbagbo, Laurent: Côte d'Ivoire, Pour une alternative démocratique. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1983.
• Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986.
• Zuccarellli, François. La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988). Paris: CHEAM, 1988.