Burmese Way to Socialism

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state ideology

The Burmese Way to Socialism was the authoritarian, isolationist state doctrine that combined Marxist-Leninist ideas with Burmese nationalism and Buddhism, guiding Burma’s one-party rule from the 1960s and leading to severe economic decline and political repression.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Burmese Way to Socialism manifesto	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state ideology ⓘ
appliedIn	Union of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic	anti-imperialism ⓘ authoritarianism ⓘ isolationism ⓘ personality cult of leaders ⓘ restriction of civil liberties ⓘ state control of the press ⓘ suppression of political opposition ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ
claimedCompatibilityWith	Burmese cultural traditions ⓘ Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
codifiedIn	System of Correlation of Man and His Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Burmese Way to Socialism (1962 manifesto) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
economicPolicy	central planning ⓘ import substitution ⓘ nationalization of industry ⓘ state monopoly over foreign trade ⓘ state socialism ⓘ
endEvent	1988 pro-democracy uprising in Burma ⓘ formation of the State Law and Order Restoration Council ⓘ
endTime	1988 ⓘ
foreignPolicy	limited engagement with both West and socialist bloc ⓘ non-alignment ⓘ
goal	building a socialist state ⓘ elimination of feudalism and capitalism ⓘ national independence from foreign influence ⓘ
ideologicalBasis	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Burmese nationalism ⓘ Marxism–Leninism NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedBy	Burma Socialist Programme Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Burmese Buddhist political thought ⓘ Chinese communism NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet-style socialism ⓘ
introducedBy	Ne Win NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary Council of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Burmese ⓘ
legacy	entrenchment of military dominance in Burmese politics ⓘ long-term underdevelopment of Myanmar’s economy ⓘ
officialAdoption	1962 Revolutionary Council policy declaration ⓘ
opposedBy	ethnic insurgent groups in Burma ⓘ student movements in Burma ⓘ urban middle classes ⓘ
politicalPosition	left-wing nationalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
politicalSystem	military-dominated government ⓘ one-party state ⓘ
rejected	alignment with either Cold War bloc ⓘ foreign direct investment ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ multi-party politics ⓘ
result	black market expansion ⓘ chronic shortages of consumer goods ⓘ economic isolation ⓘ international isolation of Burma ⓘ political repression ⓘ severe economic decline ⓘ widespread poverty ⓘ
rulingParty	Burma Socialist Programme Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
startEvent	1962 Burmese military coup d’état ⓘ
startTime	1962 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burma Socialist Programme Party government → ideology → Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ

Burma Socialist Programme Party government → nationalIdeologyDocument → Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Burmese Way to Socialism manifesto

Tatmadaw → influencedBy → Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ

Ne Win → ideologyImplemented → Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ

People's Assembly of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma → ideologyContext → Burmese Way to Socialism ⓘ