Swaraj Party (Burma)

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The Swaraj Party (Burmese: ဆွာရပ်ဂျ်ပါတီ) was a political party in Burma in the 1920s.

History[]

The party was formed by former members of the General Council of Burmese Associations prior to the 1925 elections, and was named after the Indian Swaraj Party.^[1] Its leadership included Ba Maw, and Toke Gyi, who was head of the party. After his death he was succeeded by .

In the 1925 elections the party won nine seats. In 1926 or 1927 it merged with the Nationalist Party and the Home Rule Party to form the People's Party.^[2] Following the dissolution of the People's Party in the early 1930s, most of the former Swaraj Party leadership joined the Anti-Separation League.^[1]

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