Ne Win government

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The Ne Win government was the authoritarian military-led regime that ruled Burma (now Myanmar) from 1962 to 1988, marked by one-party rule, economic isolation, and widespread repression.

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Ne Win government canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian regime ⓘ
military government ⓘ
one-party state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Burmese Way to Socialism regime ⓘ
Revolutionary Council government ⓘ
cameToPowerBy 1962 Burmese military coup d’état ⓘ
capital Rangoon ⓘ
linked to: Yangon
constitutionalChange abolition of 1947 Constitution ⓘ
promulgation of 1974 Constitution ⓘ
countryGoverned Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar ⓘ
economicOutcome severe economic stagnation ⓘ
widespread poverty ⓘ
endTime 1988 ⓘ
followedBy State Law and Order Restoration Council ⓘ
governingBody Council of State of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma ⓘ
Revolutionary Council of Burma ⓘ
headOfGovernment Ne Win ⓘ
humanRightsRecord widespread human rights abuses ⓘ
ideology Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ
military authoritarianism ⓘ
socialism ⓘ
leader Ne Win ⓘ
notableEvent 1962 Rangoon University protests ⓘ
1962 dynamiting of Rangoon University Students’ Union building ⓘ
1974 U Thant funeral crisis ⓘ
1974–1975 workers’ strikes ⓘ
1987 demonetization of currency ⓘ
1988 nationwide pro-democracy protests ⓘ
officialLanguage Burmese ⓘ
policy curtailment of civil liberties ⓘ
economic isolation ⓘ
expulsion of many ethnic Indians ⓘ
nationalization of major industries ⓘ
press censorship ⓘ
restriction of foreign trade ⓘ
state-controlled economy ⓘ
suppression of political opposition ⓘ
politicalPartyInPower Burma Socialist Programme Party ⓘ
politicalSystem military dictatorship ⓘ
one-party rule ⓘ
precededBy Parliamentary government of U Nu ⓘ
linked to: U Nu government
repressionOf ethnic minority insurgencies ⓘ
political dissidents ⓘ
student movements ⓘ
startTime 1962 ⓘ
suppressedOrganization All Burma Federation of Students’ Unions ⓘ
Communist Party of Burma ⓘ

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8888 Uprising → opposedTo → Ne Win government ⓘ