|
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] |
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 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: mjænmɑː, ˈbɜːmə So the pronunciation of the last syllable of Myanmar as ɑːror of Burma as ɜːrməby 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 ''ah'' () in "father". If the Burmese name my, မြန်မာ, label=none were spelled "Myanma" in English, this would be pronounced at the end by all ... [...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] |
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] |
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 political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj. In Hindi and many other languages of India, ''swaraj'' means "independence" or "self-rule." The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, its president, and Motilal Nehru, its secretary. Das and Nehru thought of contesting elections to enter the legislative council with a view to obstructing a foreign government. Many candidates of the Swaraj Party were elected to the central legislative assembly and provincial legislative council in the 1923 elections. In these legislatures, they strongly opposed the unjust government policies. As a result of the Bengal Partition, the Swaraj Party won the most seats during elections to the Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ba Maw
Ba Maw ( my, ဘမော်, ; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar and World War II periods. Dr. Ba Maw is a descendant of the Mon Dynasty. He was the first Burma Premier (1937–1939) and head of State of Burma from 1942 to 1945. Early life and education Ba Maw was born in Maubin. He came from a distinguished family of mixed Mon-Burman parentage. His father, Shwe Kye was an ethnic Mon from Amherst (now Kyaikkhami) and well-versed in French and English languages. Thus Shwe Kye served as a royal diplomat who accompanied Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung in the Burmese diplomatic missions to Europe in the 1870s, and worked as an assistant tutor to Royal tutor Dr. Mark at the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. Ba Maw's elder brother, Professor Dr Ba Han (1890–1969), was a lawyer as well as a lexicographer and legal scholar, and served as Attorney General of Burma from 1957– 1958. After an education a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toke Gyi
Tharaja U Toke Gyi ( my, သရာဇ ဦးတုတ်ကြီး; 23 June 1884 – 10 May 1931) was a Burmese politician, administrator, publisher and newspaper editor. He was a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India. Early life and education Toke Gyi was born on 23 June 1884 in Rangoon, Burma to parents Maung Gyi, a merchant, and his wife Daw Gyi. He was the third of four siblings. His father died when he was five years old. He educated high school from the government high school and received a scholarship in the seventh grade. In 1904, he passed the entrance exam for the University of Calcutta but instead chose to continue his education at Rangoon College. He received a scholarship to the college for four consecutive years and received his BA in 1908. Career After graduating, he took the mayoral exam and served as the mayor of Dedaye from 1908 to 1920. During his tenure as mayor, he became a member of the Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA) and he opposed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
U Paw Tun
Sir Paw Tun (c. 1883 – 28 February 1953), also known as U Paw Tun, Maung Paw Tun, and Joseph Porter, was a Burmese administrator, barrister and politician who served as prime minister of British Burma in 1942, following the dismissal and arrest of U Saw until the evacuation of the Burmese government to India. A moderate nationalist and leading figure in pre-war Burmese politics, he was eventually displaced by the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, led by Aung San. Biography Early life and career The son of U Rai Phaw of Akyab, U Paw Tun was headmaster of the Methodist High and Government High School, Rangoon from 1904 to 1908 and a district official from 1912 to 1925, as a member of the subordinate civil service of Burma. He proceeded to England to read for the English bar, was admitted to the Middle Temple in November 1921, and was called to the bar in June 1923. Returning Burma, he began to practice law in Rangoon, and became President of the Rangoon Municipal Council ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
