The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM) is a Trotskyist political party in Nigeria.
[2] Following the death of junta leader Sani Abacha in June 1998 and the impending end of military rule, the DSM launched as an open organisation in July of that year.
[4][5] Members of the DSM protested at the South African High Commission in Lagos against the Marikana massacre in Lonmin, in which 34 miners were killed.
[2] In the 2003 elections, the DSM stood as candidates for the NCP and achieved some of the party's highest votes.
[8] The DSM launched an initiative for the Socialist Party of Nigeria, which was inaugurated on 16 November 2013 in Lagos.