The Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA 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 ...

led by

Chit Hlaing Chit Hlaing ( my, ချစ်လှိုင်, 1879 – 31 October 1952) was a notable Burmese politician. During his time, he was called a Burmese king without a crown, and was popular in rural Burma. He was imprisoned when the British Crown ...

History

One of several parties originating from the

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 for ...

, the Hlaing-Myat-Paw GCBA was a merger of the factions led by Chit Hlaing and

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.Maung Maung (2012) ''Burma's Constitution'', Springer Science & Business Media, p28 The party contested the 1936 general elections, with opposition to the new constitution as its only policy.John F Cady (1958) A history of modern Burma, Cornell University Press, p385 It won 12 seats in the

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, and was included in the coalition government formed by

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 ...

; Chit Hlaing became

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and party member

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 ...

was appointed to the cabinet.

References

{{Burmese political parties Defunct political parties in Myanmar