Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA, often referred to just as RDA) a political party in Upper Volta/Burkina Faso formed in 1957. UDV was the Voltaic section of the African Democratic Rally (RDA). Upper Volta (French: Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso until August 4, 1984. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The African Democratic Rally (in French: Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) was a political party in French West Africa, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. ...

Soon after Independence in 1960, UDV-RDA became the only legal political party in Upper Volta and a civilian dictatorship was set up. In 1966, there was a military coup to overthrow the government, and the UDV-RDA didn't exist in the new government. Under the rule of Sangoulé Lamizana UDV-RDA was reconstructed and developed good relations with the government. The relation to Lamizana did however cause internal dissent. The pro-Lamizana faction was led by Prime Minister Joseph Conombo and the anti-Lamizana faction was led by Joseph Ouédrago. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Lieutenant-Colonel Aboubakar Sangoulé Lamizana (January 31, 1916 – 26 May 2005) was the second president of Upper Volta (since 1984 renamed Burkina Faso), in power from January 3, 1966 to November 25, 1980. ...

At the time of the presidential and legislative elections 1978 UDV-RDA had one list for legislative but the different factyions supported differnt presidential candidates. The party officially supported Lamizana's candidature. The dissidents, grouped as the 'Rejectors Front-RDA' (Front du Réfus-RDA) supported the candidature of Joseph Ouédrago. After the elections this faction split away and joined the Voltaic Progressive Front of Joseph Ki-Zerbo. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Joseph Ki-Zerbo (born 1922) is a Burkinabè historian and politician. ...

After the elections Lamizana joined the party. The party was also joined by the National Union of Independents (UNI) and the African Regroupment Party (PRA), which lost their status as political parties following the elections (the 1977 Constitution limited the number of political parties to three, and PRA and UNI were the parties that came 4th and 5th thus losing their legal status). Party of Independents (in French: Parti des Independents), was a political party in Upper Volta, formed through a split in the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV-RDA). ... African Regroupment Party (in French: Parti du Regroupement Africain) was a political party in Upper Volta. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

See also

• History of Burkina Faso