Burma Democratic Party
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The Burma Democratic Party (Burmese: ဗမာပြည် ဒီမိုကရက်တစ် ပါတီ; BDP) was a political party in Burma.
History[]
The party was established by Dobama Asiayone founder in the early 1950s.[1] The party had some support from Buddhist monks and, seeing itself as a right-wing alternative to the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League, it joined the People's Democratic Front to contest 1951–52 general elections, with the alliance winning 19 seats.[2]
It ran alone in the 1956 elections, but received just 2.9% of the vote and failed to win a seat. Its vote share fell to 0.1% in the 1960 elections, in which it again failed to enter Parliament.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p118
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
Categories:
- Defunct political parties in Myanmar
- Socialist parties in Myanmar