State Peace and Development Council

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The State Peace and Development Council was Myanmar’s former military junta that ruled the country with authoritarian control, suppressing political opposition and civil liberties.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto government
military junta
alsoKnownAs SPDC
capital Naypyidaw
Yangon
chairperson Than Shwe
controlledOrganization Myanmar Armed Forces
linked to: Tatmadaw

Tatmadaw
country Myanmar
countryControlled Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
countryGoverned Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
criticizedFor handling of Cyclone Nargis relief efforts
dissolved 2011
endTime 2011
governedDuring 2007–2008 global food and fuel price crisis
Cyclone Nargis
governmentType military dictatorship
headOfState Than Shwe
humanRightsRecord widespread human rights abuses
ideology military authoritarianism
implemented constitutional referendum of 2008
language Burmese
legalForm military council
locationOfHeadquarters Naypyidaw
Yangon
memberOf Association of Southeast Asian Nations
mottoLanguage Burmese
notableEvent Saffron Revolution
opposedBy Aung San Suu Kyi
National League for Democracy
organized 2008 Myanmar constitutional referendum
2010 Myanmar general election
politicalPosition far-right
precededBy State Law and Order Restoration Council
region Southeast Asia
replacedBy Thein Sein administration
Union Government of Myanmar
responseTo Saffron Revolution
restricted freedom of assembly
freedom of expression
freedom of the press
shortName SPDC
startTime 1997
suppressed civil liberties
political opposition
used censorship
political repression
viceChairperson Maung Aye

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Min Ko Naing opposes State Peace and Development Council
Min Ko Naing hasBeenImprisonedBy Myanmar military junta
linked to: State Peace and Development Council
Aung San Suu Kyi arrestedBy Myanmar military junta
linked to: State Peace and Development Council
State Law and Order Restoration Council replacedBy State Peace and Development Council
State Peace and Development Council replacedBy Thein Sein administration
linked to: State Peace and Development Council
Saffron Revolution opposedBy State Peace and Development Council
Saffron Revolution opposedBy Myanmar military junta
linked to: State Peace and Development Council
Government of Myanmar predecessor State Peace and Development Council
SLORC replacedBy State Peace and Development Council
Na Wa Ta successor State Peace and Development Council
State Peace and Development Council fullName State Peace and Development Council
subject linked to: SPDC
State Peace and Development Council alsoKnownAs State Peace & Development Council
subject linked to: SPDC
linked to: State Peace and Development Council
2010 Myanmar general election organizedBy State Peace and Development Council
Khin Nyunt memberOf State Peace and Development Council
Khin Nyunt government State Peace and Development Council
Maung Aye memberOf State Peace and Development Council
2008 Constitution of Myanmar draftedBy State Peace and Development Council