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People's Party (Burma)
The People's Party ( my, ပြည်သူပြည်သားပါတီ) was a political party in Burma. History The party was formed by a merger of the Nationalist Party, the Home Rule Party and the Swaraj Party in 1926, with the three parties having won a combined 45 seats in the 1925 elections. However, by 1928 it had been reduced to 35 seats.John F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, p256 Campaigning under the sloga "Burma for the Burmans", it continued with the platform of the Nationalist Party and the General Council of Burmese Associations.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp145–146 The 1928 elections saw the party win 40 seats, slightly down from the 45 won by the three parties in 1925. Although it was the largest party, and its ally the National Parliamentary Organisation (NPO) held another five seats, the Independent Party was able to form a government with the assistance of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, John Wells explains, the English spellings of both Myanmar and Burma assume a non-rhotic variety of English, in which the letter r before a consonant or finally serves merely to indicate a long vowel: [ˈmjænmɑː, ˈbɜːmə]. So the pronunciation of the last syllable of Myanmar as [mɑːr] or of Burma as [bɜːrmə] by some speakers in the UK and most speakers in North America is in fact a spelling pronunciation based on a misunderstanding of non-rhotic spelling conventions. The final ''r'' in ''Myanmar'' was not intended for pronunciation and is there to ensure that the final a is pronounced with the broad a, broad ''ah'' () in "father". If the Burmese name my, မြန်မာ, label=none were spelled "Myanma" in English, this would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalist Party (Burma)
The Nationalist Party ( my, အမျိုးသားပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s led by U Pu and U Ba Pe. History The party was a successor to the 21 Party led by U Ba Pe, which had emerged as the largest in the 1922 elections after winning 28 seats, but had not been able to form a government.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp150−151 The new party called for a reduction in Indian immigration to Burma and Indian landlords to be banned from owning land in Burma. In the 1925 elections the Nationalist Party won 25 seats; despite being the largest party, it was not able to form a government. In 1926 or 1927 the party merged with the Home Rule Party and the Swaraj Party The Swaraj Party, established as the ''Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party'', was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Rule Party (Burma)
The Home Rule Party ( my, ဟုမ္မရူးပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s led by Tharrawaddy U Pu. History The party was formed as a breakaway from the General Council of Burmese Associations prior to the 1925 elections due to the GCBA continuing its calls for an electoral boycott. The elections saw the new party win 11 of the 80 seats.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p153 In 1926 or 1927 the party merged with the Nationalist Party and the Swaraj Party The Swaraj Party, established as the ''Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party'', was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and ... to form the People's Party.Fukui, p145 References {{Burmese political parties Defunct political parties in Myanmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaraj Party (Burma)
The Swaraj Party ( my, ဆွာရပ်ဂျ်ပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s. History The party was formed by former members of the General Council of Burmese Associations prior to the 1925 elections, and was named after the Indian Swaraj Party.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p150 Its leadership included Ba Maw, N. C. Bannerjee and Toke Gyi, who was head of the party. After his death he was succeeded by U Paw Tun. In the 1925 elections the party won nine seats. In 1926 or 1927 it merged with the Nationalist Party and the Home Rule Party to form the People's Party.Fukui, p145 Following the dissolution of the People's Party in the early 1930s, most of the former Swaraj Party leadership joined the Anti-Separation League The Anti-Separation League was a political alliance in Burma. History The alliance was formed in July 1932 by parties that were not in favour of Burma being separated from B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Burmese General Election
Elections to the Legislative Council were held in Burma on 17 November 1925. Under the terms of the dyarchy constitution, the Legislative Council of Burma was advisory to the British colonial governor, and had some direct authority over education, local government, public health, agriculture and forests. The Nationalist Party received the most votes, but was unable to form a government as the British authorities favoured the Independent Party, who formed a government led by Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi.Here Today, Gone Tomorrow The Irrawaddy, 3 November 2009 Electoral system The Legislative Council had 103 members, of which 80 were elected; 58 "non-communal" seats e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Council Of Burmese Associations
The General Council of Burmese Associations (GCBA), also known as the Great Burma Organisation ( my, မြန်မာအသင်းချုပ်ကြီး; ''Myanma Ahthinchokgyi''), was a political party in Burma. History The GCBA was formed at the 1920 conference of the Young Men's Buddhist Association following the student strike earlier in the year and Burma's exclusion from British proposals for limited self-government in Indian provinces.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp131–132 Its leadership included Chit Hlaing, U Pu and U Kyaw Dun. The new party held rallies to pressurise the British to extend the self-government plans to Burma. A proposal known as the Craddock Plan to give ethnic minorities separate representation was opposed by the GCBA, which saw it as an attempt at divide and rule. In 1922 the British agreed to extend the Indian system to Burma, and elections were scheduled for November. However, this c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Burmese General Election
Legislative Council elections were held in Burma in November 1928. Despite expectations that pro-government candidates would win, the result was a victory for the opposition, which won 45 of the 80 elected seats. However, the People's Party, the largest opposition party, was unable to form a government. Instead, the pro-British Independent Party formed the government. Electoral system The Legislative Council had 80 elected members, who were elected in 72 constituencies."Simon Commission In Burma. Women And Public Life" ''The Times'', 1 February 1929, p11, Issue 45116 Around 55% of the adult population of the country was eligible to vote in the elections. Women remained barred from standing as candidates, provoking a public protest by women at the Secretariat. Results Opposition parties won 45 seats, with the People's Party receiving the most votes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Parliamentary Organisation
The National Parliamentary Organisation ( my, အမျိုးသား ပါလီမန် ဖြစ်မြောက်ရေးအဖွဲ့) was a political party in Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... History The party was formed in order to contest the 1928 elections.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p141 It won five seats, and joined the People's Party bloc in the Legislative Council.Fukui, p145 Following the elections, the NPO merged into the People's Party. References {{Burmese political parties Defunct political parties in Myanmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Party (Burma)
The Independent Party, also known as the Golden Valley Party or ,Maung Maung (2012) ''Burma's Constitution'', Springer Science & Business Media, p29 was a pro-British political party in Burma during the 1920s and 1930s. Its leadership included Joseph Augustus Maung Gyi, U Khin and U May Oung. Oscar de Glanville was also a party leader. History The party was established as the Progressive Party in 1922, evolving from the senior faction of the Young Men's Buddhist Association, whose members were conservative, western-educated and willing to accept the colonial system of government.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp133−134 Although the 1922 general elections saw the 21 Party emerge as the largest party in the Legislative Council, its leader Ba Pe refused to form a government with the Golden Valley Party, allowing Maung Gyi to head the new government. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Burmese General Election
General elections were held in Burma on 9 November 1932,"Separation Issue In Burma To-Day's Election": ''The Times'', 9 November 1932, p11, Issue 46286 having originally been planned for 29 October. The election was held almost solely on the issue of whether Burma should separate from India,"Separation Issue In Burma Buddhist Monk's Appeal", ''The Times'', 10 September 1932, p9, Issue 46235 as the British government had indicated that it would take the outcome of the elections as an indication of Burmese opinion.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p148 Prior to the elections many of the major parties joined either the Anti-Separation League or the Separation League. Despite expectations that the separationists would win, the Anti-Separation League won a majority of seats. However, the anti-separationists were not in favour of maintaining the union with India, but instead called for a better constitution for a separate Burma. They re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Separation League
The Separation League was a political alliance in Burma. History The alliance was formed to contest the 1932 general elections by parties that were in favour of Burma being separated from British Raj, as the British government had indicated that it would take the outcome of the elections as an indication of Burmese opinion.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, p148 In addition to separation, the League was in favour of restricting Indian immigration, banning monks from being involved in politics and banishing foreign money lenders. The alliance's leadership was based around the Burma for the Burmans League, including the former Nationalist Party faction of the People's Party,Fukui, pp145–146 as well as the Karen National Association. Poorly funded and lacking in widespread support, the alliance won 29 seats and was defeated by the Anti-Separation League The Anti-Separation League was a political alliance in Burma. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Separation League
The Anti-Separation League was a political alliance in Burma. History The alliance was formed in July 1932 by parties that were not in favour of Burma being separated from British Raj in order to contest the 1932 general elections,Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific'', Greenwood Press, pp113–114 as the British government had indicated that it would take the outcome of the elections as an indication of Burmese opinion.Fukui, p148 The alliance included the main factions of the General Council of Burmese Associations and the former Home Rule Party and Swaraj Party factions of the Nationalist Party.Fukui, pp145–146 Unlike its poorly-funded opponent, the Separation League, the Anti-Separation League was backed by Indian commercial interests concerned by the prospect of separation. The alliance was also backed by Buddhist monks, who the Separation League sought to ban from political involvement. The League soon split into two groups; the Chit Hlaing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
