Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto

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Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto (in French: Union Démocratique du Manifeste Algérien) was a political in colonial Algeria founded in 1946 by Ferhat Abbas, who was than elected deputy. The UDMA reflected the change in Abbas' point of view. He realized after the failure of the implementation of significant reform, the assimilation of the Algerian people into France as French citizens, was considered no longer a viable alternative. He then advocated for an autonomous state within the French framework; no longer would Algeria be considered a part of France, as a province; rather it would be an autonomous state within the French federalist system. UDMA won the elections to the Constituent Assembly in June 1946, largely due to non-participation of several other parties.

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