The African Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique Africain) is a political party in Burkina Faso. It was originally known as the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA) and was formed in 1957 as the Voltaic section of the African Democratic Rally (RDA).Soon after Independence in 1960 UDV-RDA became the only legal political party in Upper Volta and a civilian dictatorship was set up.