Kachin_State_National_Congress_for_Democracy

Kachin State National Congress for Democracy

Kachin State National Congress for Democracy

Political party in Myanmar

The Kachin State National Congress for Democracy (Burmese: ကချင်အမျိုးသားများဒီမိုကရေစီကွန်ဂရက်; KNCD) is a political party in Myanmar.

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History

Following the reintroduction of multi-party democracy after the 8888 Uprising, the party was established in 1988.[2] The party contested nine seats in the 1990 general elections,[3] receiving 0.11% of the vote and winning three seats; U G. Bawn Hlan in Chiphwe, U Zau Ein in Sumprabum and U Oo Byit Tu in Myitkyina 2.[4]

The party was banned by the military government on 6 March 1992.[4] However, it was later re-established, and boycotted the 2010 elections.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kachin State National Congress for Democracy". 7Day News. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    Interview With General Secretary Of Ethnic Nationalities Council Duwa Mahkaw Hkun Hsa Chinland Guardian, 17 September 2009
  3. [3]
    Robert H Taylor (2009) The State in Myanmar, NUS Press
  4. [4]
    1990 multi-party democracy general elections Democratic Voice of Burma
  5. [5]
    Ethnic Block to Boycott Burma’s Elections Chinland Guardian, 8 April 2010
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