Democratic Union of the Malian People

Democratic Union of the Malian People
Union démocratique du peuple malien
Founded1975 (1975)
Dissolved1991 (1991)
Preceded byCMLN
HeadquartersBamako, Mali
NewspaperL'Essor – La Voix du Peuple
IdeologyDemocratic centralism[1]
African nationalism
Authoritarianism

The Democratic Union of the Malian People (French: Union Démocratique du Peuple Malien, UDPM) was a military-backed political party in Mali.[2] Its main organ was the daily newspaper L'Essor – La Voix du Peuple, which had a circulation of 40,000. It was the largest newspaper in the country during the mid-1980s.[3]

  1. ^ https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/mali/47162.htm#:~:text=In%20September%201976%2C%20a%20new,received%2099%25%20of%20the%20votes [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Mali - Independent Mali". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ Hela Världen i Fakta '86. Stockholm: Bonnier Fakta Bokförlag, 1985. p. 163