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The Dahomeyan Democratic Party (French: Parti Démocratique Dahoméen, PDD) was the sole legal political party in Dahomey from 1963 until 1965.
History
The PDD was established in 1963 by Sourou-Migan Apithy and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin following the overthrow of President Hubert Maga in a coup, and replaced the Dahomeyan Unity Party as the country's sole legal party. The party largely represented the interests of the Aja, Fon, Nago and Yoruba people of the south and central parts of the country.
It won all 42 seats in the 1964 elections. However, a coup in 1965 led to the party disbanding, with the three-party structure of the 1950s re-emerging. In December 1965 Christophe Soglo banned all political parties.
References
Dahomeyan Democratic Party Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA