1962 Burmese coup d'état

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The 1962 Burmese coup d'état was a military takeover led by General Ne Win that ended parliamentary democracy in Burma and initiated decades of authoritarian, one-party socialist rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
military coup ⓘ
political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1962 Burmese military coup ⓘ
1962 Myanmar coup d'état ⓘ
cause ethnic insurgencies in Burma ⓘ
fears of national disintegration ⓘ
military dissatisfaction with civilian government ⓘ
perceived political instability ⓘ
commander Ne Win ⓘ
country Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar ⓘ
date 1962-03-02 ⓘ
effect increased military dominance in politics ⓘ
nationalization of major sectors of the economy ⓘ
suppression of political opposition ⓘ
followedBy Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ
one-party socialist state in Burma ⓘ
rule of Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ
governmentOverthrown Parliamentary government of U Nu ⓘ
linked to: U Nu government
ideologyOfNewRegime Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ
one-party socialism ⓘ
leader Ne Win ⓘ
location Rangoon ⓘ
linked to: Yangon

Yangon ⓘ
newRegime Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ
opponent Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League ⓘ
U Nu ⓘ
participant Burmese Armed Forces ⓘ
Tatmadaw ⓘ
partOf political history of Myanmar ⓘ
precededBy parliamentary democracy in Burma ⓘ
result arrest of Prime Minister U Nu ⓘ
arrest of senior government officials ⓘ
beginning of Burmese Way to Socialism era ⓘ
beginning of one-party rule ⓘ
dissolution of parliament of Burma ⓘ
end of parliamentary democracy in Burma ⓘ
establishment of Burma Socialist Programme Party dominance ⓘ
establishment of Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ
establishment of military rule in Burma ⓘ
overthrow of U Nu government ⓘ
suspension of the 1947 Constitution of Burma ⓘ
significance ended multi-party democracy in Burma ⓘ
marked start of decades of authoritarian rule in Burma ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Union of Burma ⓘ
year 1962 ⓘ

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Burma Socialist Programme Party government → suppressedStudentProtests → 1962 Rangoon University protests ⓘ
linked to: 1962 Burmese coup d'état
Tatmadaw → notableEvent → 1962 Burmese coup d’état ⓘ
subject linked to: Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces)
linked to: 1962 Burmese coup d'état
Tatmadaw → involvedIn → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ
Ne Win → seizedPowerIn → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ
1962 Burmese coup d'état → alsoKnownAs → 1962 Myanmar coup d'état ⓘ
linked to: 1962 Burmese coup d'état
Ne Win government → cameToPowerBy → 1962 Burmese military coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1962 Burmese coup d'état
Myanmar Army → involvedIn → 1962 Burmese coup d'état ⓘ