State Peace and Development Council

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de facto government military junta

The State Peace and Development Council was Myanmar’s former military junta that ruled the country with authoritarian control, suppressing political opposition and civil liberties.

Aliases (2)

Myanmar military junta ×3
Thein Sein administration ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	de facto government → military junta →
alsoKnownAs	SPDC →
capital	Naypyidaw → Yangon →
chairperson	Than Shwe →
controlledOrganization	Myanmar Armed Forces → Tatmadaw →
country	Myanmar →
countryControlled	Republic of the Union of Myanmar →
countryGoverned	Union of Myanmar →
criticizedFor	handling of Cyclone Nargis relief efforts →
dissolved	2011 →
endTime	2011 →
governedDuring	2007–2008 global food and fuel price crisis → Cyclone Nargis →
governmentType	military dictatorship →
headOfState	Than Shwe →
humanRightsRecord	widespread human rights abuses →
ideology	military authoritarianism →
implemented	constitutional referendum of 2008 →
language	Burmese →
legalForm	military council →
locationOfHeadquarters	Naypyidaw → Yangon →
memberOf	Association of Southeast Asian Nations →
mottoLanguage	Burmese →
notableEvent	Saffron Revolution →
opposedBy	Aung San Suu Kyi → National League for Democracy →
organized	2008 Myanmar constitutional referendum → 2010 Myanmar general election →
politicalPosition	far-right →
precededBy	State Law and Order Restoration Council →
region	Southeast Asia →
replacedBy	Thein Sein administration → Union Government of Myanmar →
responseTo	Saffron Revolution →
restricted	freedom of assembly → freedom of expression → freedom of the press →
shortName	SPDC →
startTime	1997 →
suppressed	civil liberties → political opposition →
used	censorship → political repression →
viceChairperson	Maung Aye →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saffron Revolution → Saffron Revolution ("Myanmar military junta") →	opposedBy
State Law and Order Restoration Council → State Peace and Development Council ("Thein Sein administration") →	replacedBy
Aung San Suu Kyi ("Myanmar military junta") →	arrestedBy
Min Ko Naing ("Myanmar military junta") →	hasBeenImprisonedBy
Min Ko Naing →	opposes