Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto (in French: Union Démocratique du Manifeste Algérien) was an assimilationist political party in colonial Algeria founded in 1945. UDMA was led by Ferhat Abbas. UDMA won the elections to the Constituent Assembly in June 1946, largely due to non-participation of several other parties. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Source: Tlemcani, Rachid, State and Revolution in Algeria. Boulder: Westview Press, 1986.