The Kachin State Democracy Party ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီပါတီ;
abbreviated
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KSDP) was a minor
political party
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in
Myanmar
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(Burma). It was founded in 2013 by the former Vice President of the
Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), Dr. Manam Tu Ja, who led the official KIO delegation that participated in the military sponsored National Convention; which resulted in the drafting of the 2008 constitution.
The party's original request to participate in the
2010 general election was denied by the electoral commission, due to D. Manam Tu Ja's ties to the KIO. One of the campaign goals of the KSDP was to amend parts of the 2008 constitution.
Dissolved
KSDP merged with
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State
The Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State (UDPKS) is a political party in Myanmar seeking to represent the interests of the Kachin people. It was founded on 2 August 2010 and is one of the few ethnic minority parties to have formed an allian ...
and
Kachin Democratic Party to form
Kachin State People's Party on 7 June 2019.
References
Political parties in Myanmar
Political parties established in 2013
2013 establishments in Myanmar
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