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.

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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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Min Ko Naing opposes State Law and Order Restoration Council
State Peace and Development Council precededBy State Law and Order Restoration Council