State Law and Order Restoration Council
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The State Law and Order Restoration Council was the military junta that ruled Myanmar after the 1988 coup, known for its authoritarian rule and suppression of pro-democracy movements.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
de facto government
ⓘ
military junta ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Na Wa Ta
ⓘ
SLORC ⓘ |
| cameToPowerThrough | 1988 Burmese military coup d’état ⓘ |
| capitalAdministered | Yangon ⓘ |
| chairman |
Saw Maung
ⓘ
Than Shwe ⓘ |
| controlled | Tatmadaw (Myanmar Armed Forces) ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | Myanmar ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1997-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1988-09-18 ⓘ |
| deniedPowerTo | National League for Democracy ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
diplomatic isolation by Western countries
ⓘ
subject to international sanctions ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Myanmar
|
| headquartersLocation | Yangon ⓘ |
| humanRightsRecord |
arbitrary arrests and detentions
ⓘ
forced labour practices ⓘ restrictions on freedom of assembly ⓘ restrictions on freedom of expression ⓘ torture and ill-treatment of detainees ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| invalidated | results of the 1990 Burmese general election ⓘ |
| leader |
Saw Maung
ⓘ
Than Shwe ⓘ |
| maintainedRelationsWith |
ASEAN member states
ⓘ
China ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Khin Nyunt
ⓘ
Kyaw Ba ⓘ Maung Aye ⓘ Tin Oo (general) ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Burmese ⓘ |
| organizedElection | 1990 Burmese general election ⓘ |
| placedUnderHouseArrest | Aung San Suu Kyi ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
consolidation of military rule
ⓘ
economic liberalization compared to previous socialist era ⓘ restoration of law and order ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Burmese nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ military authoritarianism ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | 1988 nationwide pro-democracy uprising in Burma ⓘ |
| replaced |
Burma Socialist Programme Party government
ⓘ
one‑party socialist state in Burma ⓘ |
| replacedBy | State Peace and Development Council ⓘ |
| suppressed |
1988 pro-democracy demonstrations
ⓘ
National League for Democracy activities ⓘ student protest movements ⓘ |
| usedNameOfCountry |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Myanmar
|
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