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The Guinean Democratic Movement (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático Guineense) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
History
The party was established on 14 February 2003 and was led by Silvestre Alves. In the 2004 parliamentary elections it received 0.98% of the vote, failing to win a seat in the National People's Assembly. The 2008 elections saw the party's vote share fall to just 0.14%, again failing to win a seat.
Alves openly condemned the increasingly repressive actions of the Military Command following the 2012 military coup, and in October 2012 was arrested and severely beaten, requiring intensive care in hospital. The party's application to contest the 2014 general elections was rejected by the Supreme Court.
References
Guinean Democratic Movement Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA