SPDC

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SPDC is the acronym for Myanmar’s former military junta, the State Peace and Development Council, which ruled the country from 1997 to 2011.

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SPDC canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government of Myanmar
military junta
alsoKnownAs Myanmar military junta
linked to: Tatmadaw

SPDC
State Peace & Development Council
armedWing Tatmadaw
capital Naypyidaw
chairman Than Shwe
constitutionalFramework 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
controlledInstitution executive branch of Myanmar
judiciary of Myanmar
legislature of Myanmar
country Myanmar
countryControlled Myanmar
dissolved 2011
endTime 2011
establishedBy Myanmar Armed Forces
fullName State Peace and Development Council
governmentType military dictatorship
one‑party military regime
headquarters Naypyidaw
humanRightsRecord widely criticized
ideology authoritarianism
military rule
language Burmese
leaderTitle Chairman
mainOpposition National League for Democracy
movedCapitalFrom Yangon
movedCapitalTo Naypyidaw
notableEvent 2007 Saffron Revolution crackdown
2008 Myanmar constitutional referendum
2010 Myanmar general election
policyFocus consolidation of military power
suppression of political opposition
precededBy State Law and Order Restoration Council
previousCapital Yangon
region Southeast Asia
replacedBy Thein Sein administration
Union Government of Myanmar (2011)
sanctionedBy Australia
Canada
European Union
United States
shortName SPDC
startTime 1997
successorRegime quasi‑civilian government under Thein Sein
viceChairman Maung Aye

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State Peace and Development Council shortName SPDC
subject linked to: SPDC
State Peace and Development Council alsoKnownAs SPDC
subject linked to: SPDC