The African Democratic Party of Guinea (), initially called Democratic Party of Guinea-Ahmed Sékou Touré (Parti démocratique de Guinée-Ahmed Sékou Touré) is a political party in Guinea. PDG-AST was founded in January 1994, following a split in the Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA). The party was led by Marcel Cross, father-in-law of Toure's son Mohammed.

In the lead-up to the split in PDG-RDA, the PDG-AST founders largely centered their criticism against the party leader Ismael Gushein, whom they accused of 'political scheming'. In the bitterness around the party split, PDG-RDA branded PDG-AST as 'traitors'. PDG-AST upheld the legacy of the 12th PDG party congress, which had opened up for political and economic reforms. PDG-AST had a following among Malinke officers purged after the end of Sekou Toure's rule.

In May 1994, PDG-AST formed a pact with the National Democratic Union of Guinea.

{| class="wikitable"

|+PDG-AST in the 1995 legislative election

!Region

!Constituency

!Votes

!%

|-

|rowspan=5|Boké

|Boké

|829

|1.44

|-

|Boffa

|60

|0.10

|-

|Fria

|255

|1.21

|-

|Gaoual

|413

|1.38

|-

|Koundara

|451

|2.00

|-

|rowspan=5|Kindia

|Kindia

|742

|0.87

|-

|Télimélé

|691

|0.98

|-

|Coyah

|204

|1.01

|-

|Forécariah

|235

|0.41

|-

|Dubréka

|3

|0.01

|-

|rowspan=3|Mamou

|Mamou

|919

|1.49

|-

|Dalaba

|839

|2.20

|-

|Pita

|1,219

|1.84

|-

|rowspan=5|Labé

|Labé

|1,655

|2.35

|-

|Mali

|829

|1.28

|-

|Tougué

|515

|1.62

|-

|Koubia

|637

|2.49

|-

|Lélouma

|935

|2.44

|-

|rowspan=4|Faranah

|Faranah

|896

|1.69

|-

|Kissidougou

|572

|0.95

|-

|Dabola

|651

|2.48

|-

|Dingulraye

|530

|1.58

|-

|rowspan=5|Kankan

|Kankan

|469

|0.64

|-

|Koumussa

|461

|1.02

|-

|Siguiri

|811

|1.15

|-

|Kerouane

|417

|1.14

|-

|Mandiana

|1,107

|2.23

|-

|rowspan=6|Nzérékoré

|N'Zerekore

|533

|0.70

|-

|Macenta

|353

|0.65

|-

|Gueckedou

|480

|0.70

|-

|Beyla

|532

|1.07

|-

|Lola

|270

|0.81

|-

|Yomou

|176

|0.63

|-

|rowspan=5|Conakry

|Kaloum

|211

|0.80

|-

|Dixinn

|194

|0.53

|-

|Ratoma

|198

|0.38

|-

|Matam

|263

|0.67

|-

|Matoto

|678

|1.02

|-

|colspan=2|Total

|21,233

|1.15

|}

Subsequently, the Supreme Court, based on a request from PDG-RDA, withdrew the registration of PDG-AST as a political party. The party subsequently took the name PDAG.

Ahead of the 1998 Guinean presidential election, PDAG had entered a pact to support the candidature of RPG leader Alpha Condé. The day before the election, security forces raided Cross' residence, arrested him and claimed that he was amassing arms for a coup d'état.

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