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United Nationalities League for Democracy

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The United Nationalities League for Democracy (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စု တိုင်းရင်းသားလူမျိုးများ ဒီမိုကရေစီအဖွဲ့ချုပ်; UNLD) was a political alliance in Myanmar.

History

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Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the UNLD was formed in 1988 as an alliance of 25 ethnic-based parties, including:[1][2]

The alliance aligned itself with the National League for Democracy in 1990.[1] It contested 247 seats in the 1990 general elections.[3] Under the UNLD banner it received 0.07% of the vote, winning one seat; U Htaung Kho Htan (a member of the Hill Tribe Democratic Party) in Tamu. In total UNLD member won 67 seats.[1]

The alliance was dissolved by the military government in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
  2. ^ United Nationalities League for Democracy Chin National Community Japan
  3. ^ Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press