Kachin State National Congress for Democracy
The Kachin State National Congress for Democracy (Burmese: ကချင်အမျိုးသားများဒီမိုကရေစီကွန်ဂရက်; KNCD) is a political party in Myanmar.
Kachin State National Congress for Democracy ကချင်အမျိုးသားများ ဒီမိုကရေစီကွန်ဂရက် | |
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| President | Galau Lang Yaw |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar |
| Membership | 13,000+[1] |
| Colours | Red, green, white |
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History
Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party was established in 1988.[2] The party contested nine seats in the 1990 general elections,[3] receiving 0.11% of the vote and winning three seats; U G. Bawn Hlan in Chiphwe, U Zau Ein in Sumprabum and U Oo Byit Tu in Myitkyina 2.[4]
The party was banned by the military government on 6 March 1992.[4] However, it was later re-established, and boycotted the 2010 elections.[5]
References
- "Kachin State National Congress for Democracy". 7Day News. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- Interview With General Secretary Of Ethnic Nationalities Council Duwa Mahkaw Hkun Hsa Chinland Guardian, 17 September 2009
- Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
- 1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
- Ethnic Block to Boycott Burma’s Elections Chinland Guardian, 8 April 2010
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